An Arizona Parenting Plan for Joint Legal Decision Making (Custody) is a legal document that outlines the rights and responsibilities of both parents in making decisions about their children. It is created to ensure that both parents are actively involved in their children’s lives and have equal input in important decisions. The two types of Arizona Parenting Plan for Joint Legal Decision Making (Custody) are the standard plan and the alternate plan. The standard plan provides the default custody and decision-making structure for parents unless both parents mutually agree to an alternate plan. The alternate plan is used when parents have different beliefs and values or when one or both parents have special needs or circumstances that require a customized plan. The standard plan outlines a parenting schedule for each parent and sets out the responsibilities of each parent in making decisions about the child’s education, health care, religious upbringing, and extracurricular activities. It also identifies how parents will communicate and exchange information about the child, as well as how they will resolve disagreements. The alternate plan can be tailored to a family’s specific needs and includes additional provisions, such as provisions for shared or split custody, grandparent visitation rights, and relocation rights. Both plans provide for a dispute resolution process, such as mediation or arbitration, to resolve disputes between the parents.