What is a minor modification?
Minor modification is a change in the residential schedule that does not change the residence the child is scheduled to reside in the majority of the time and: (a) Does not exceed twenty-four full days in a calendar year or five full days in a calendar month; or (b) Is based on a change of residence or an involuntary change in work schedule by a parent which makes the residential schedule in the parenting plan impractical to follow. A showing of a substantial change in circumstances of either parent or of the child is required. However, a minor modification is without consideration of the factors outlined in Question No. 2 above (agreement of the parties, integration, detrimental environment, contempt). A party may also request a modification in the dispute resolution process.
Minor modification or adjustment of a parenting plan is a change in the residential schedule that does not change the residence the child is scheduled to reside in the majority of the time, and: (a) Does not exceed twenty-four full days in a calendar year or five full days in a calendar month; or (b) Is based on a change of residence or an involuntary change in work schedule by a parent that makes the residential schedule in the parenting plan impractical to follow, or (c) Does not result in a schedule that exceeds ninety overnights per year in total if the court f finds that when the petition for modification is filed the parenting plan does not provide reasonable time with the parent with whom the child does not reside the majority of time and it is in the best interests of the child to increase residential time with the nonresidential parent. A showing of a substantial change in circumstances of either parent or of the child is required. However, a minor modification is without cons
