According to Pennsylvania laws, you and the other parent should consider the following factors when making decisions regarding the development of your parenting plan:
1. Each parent's willingness to participate in the child's everyday life.
2. The child's wishes.
3. The parent's wishes.
4. Which parent is more likely to encourage, permit and allow frequent and continuing contact and physical access between the child and the other parent.
5. The residences of the parents.
6. The daily routines and schedules of the parents.
7. The needs of the child.
8. Any past record of domestic abuse.
The Pennsylvania 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).