Court use only:	Submission Date: _______/_______/_______

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

DIVISION OF DOMESTIC RELATIONS

HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO

Case No.
Plaintiff / Petitioner	Judge
Magistrate
-vs/and-
Defendant / Petitioner / Respondent
PARENTING PERSPECTIVE BRIEF * Limit responses to 10 pages and questions asked. DO NOT attach documentation

Submitting Party: Plaintiff Defendant

Date of ENE Session:

Date of Filing:

Pre-Decree Post Decree (decree date: )

Date of Marriage:	Date of Separation:

Attended Parenting Education Class: Yes No (date: )

PLAINTIFF	DEFENDANT
Name	Name
Age	Age
Gender	Gender

CHILDREN OF THIS MARRIAGE
Name	Age	Gender	Grade	Name of School
M F
M F
M F
M F
M F
M F

Additional children in the home:

Please list their name(s) and relationship(s)

Name	Age	Gender	Relationship
M F
M F
M F
M F
M F
M F

Additional adults living in the home or regularly spending time there:

Please list their name(s) and relationship(s)

Name	Gender	Relationship
M F
M F
M F
M F
M F
M F

Describe your current living environment:

(Housing type: apartment, house, etc.; Size of the home and number of bedrooms; Neighborhood; Distance to school/other parent)

Describe your current work situation:

(Employer; Location; Position; Schedule)

What is the other parent’s work schedule?

Describe any changes expected in your or the other parent’s housing/work situation:

Concerns regarding your child(ren):

(Physical health, behavioral or mental health issues, developmental concerns, etc.)

Concerns regarding your child(ren)’s education:

(Grades, attendance, homework, peers, etc.)

Extracurricular activities of the children:

Describe your support system:

(Family, community, friends, etc.)

What are your strengths as a parent?

Describe your parenting role:

(doctor visits, church attendance, discipline, etc.)

Describe your relationship with the child(ren):

What are the strengths of the other parent?

Describe the other parent’s parenting role:

(doctor visits, church attendance, discipline, etc.)

Describe the other parent’s relationship with the child(ren):

What are your concerns about the other parent?

(Safety issues, discipline issues, drugs, alcohol, mental health, criminal record, etc.)

How have major parenting decisions been made in the past?

(Regarding education, religion, medical attention, etc.)

How are those major parenting decisions made now?

How do you want those major parenting decisions made in the future?

Describe your current parenting time schedule:

What is your proposed parenting time schedule?

If pre-decree, do you and the other parent agree to a parenting arrangement? If so, what is it? If not, what are you seeking?

If post-decree, what change in circumstances has occurred?

What are your goals for parenting and the NE session?

Who might you call as witnesses should this case proceed to trial, what is your relationship to them, and to what will they testify? (if known at this time)

Outstanding Parenting Issues (please check all those applicable)

Custody

Parenting Time

Holidays/Extended Periods

Transportation/Exchanges

Extracurricular Activities

Healthcare

Education

Religion

Discipline/Routines

Communication

Dispute Resolution/Counseling

Relocation

Other

Signature of Party / Attorney
Typed Name
Date