According to New Hampshire laws, you and the other parent should consider the following factors when making decisions regarding the development of your parenting plan:
1. The relationship of the child with each parent and the ability of each parent to provide the child with nurture, love, affection, and guidance.
2. The ability of each parent to assure that the child receives adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and a safe environment.
3. The child's developmental needs and the ability of each parent to meet them, both in the present and in the future.
4. The quality of the child's adjustment to the child's school and community and the potential effect of any change.
5. The ability and disposition of each parent to foster a positive relationship and frequent and continuing physical, written, and telephonic contact with the other parent.
6. The ability of the parents to communicate, cooperate with each other, and make joint decisions concerning the children.
7. Any evidence of abuse, and the impact of the abuse on the child and on the relationship between the child and the abusing parent.
The New Hampshire courts realize you and the other parent know your own situation better than anyone else, which is why this is your opportunity to create a parenting plan that will maintain a family structure that is in the best interests of your child(ren).