JDF 1113: Parenting Plan
Plan the week with clocks and tie-breakers - not vague lines that start the next motion.
JDF 1113 is Colorado's official Parenting Plan form. Parents use it in divorce with children and allocation of parental responsibilities (APR) cases to document parenting time schedules, decision-making, holidays, travel, phone access, relocation plans, child support, health insurance, and other terms for children of the relationship. This page is about the court form and practical plan drafting - not opening an allocation case (JDF 1413), not responding to a modify motion (JDF 1420), and not the separate Colorado parenting-time modification overview guide linked below.
Official sources
- JDF 1113 PDF (English): https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-12/JDF1113.pdf
- JDF 1113 PDF (Spanish): https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/JDF1113.spanish.pdf
- Colorado Judicial Branch form page: https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/self-help-and-forms/self-help-forms/parenting-plan
What JDF 1113 covers
Parenting time
School-year schedule, summer schedule, overnights, exchanges.
Decision-making
Education, health, religion, activities, passports, tie-breakers.
Holidays
School breaks, cultural and religious holidays, rotation rules.
Travel and contact
Out-of-state travel notice, phone access, moving plans.
Child support
Support amount, payment terms; worksheet may attach per court materials.
Other terms
Health insurance, optional expenses, taxes, mediation preferences.
When the form is filed
JDF 1113 is filed with the court so a judge can review your parenting plan. The form instructions require all parties to sign a parenting plan for court review. You may submit a fully agreed plan, a partially agreed plan with blank sections where you disagree, or separate parenting plans if you cannot agree. The form notes that the court may order mediation for unresolved areas. Colorado domestic relations orientation materials describe filing proposed parenting plans in divorce-with-children and APR cases, often with a child support worksheet attached. Hearing timing and county filing rules vary - confirm what applies in your courthouse before you file.
Practical drafting guidance (not court procedure)
Fight-starting lines
- "Flexible" time without start and end clocks
- Holidays "as agreed" with no rotation rule
- Silent on makeup time and who drives
Workable lines
- Exchange address and time every week
- Odd-year / even-year holiday grid
- Late rules, notice days for travel, written tie-break
JDF 1113 (this form)
Parenting Plan: schedules, decisions, holidays, support terms, and related provisions for the court to review and sign.
Organize your parenting plan draft
MyCustodyCoach can help you gather schedule notes, holiday preferences, and decision-making questions in one place before you complete JDF 1113 or talk with counsel. MCC does not file forms for you and is not a substitute for a lawyer.
Relevant Colorado law
The statutes and appellate decisions below are the ones Colorado courts actually apply here. Educational orientation only — not legal advice. Read the source before you rely on it.
Statutes
- C.R.S. § 14-10-124 — Best Interests of the Child
Sets the best-interests-of-the-child standard governing allocation of parental responsibilities, directing courts to weigh the statutory best-interest factors when establishing parenting arrangements.
- C.R.S. § 14-10-129 — Modification of Parenting Time
Authorizes modification of parenting time under the best-interests standard and sets the notice and best-interests analysis that applies when a majority-time parent seeks to relocate with the child in a way that substantially changes the geographical ties between the child and the other parent.
- C.R.S. § 14-10-131 — Modification of Custody or Decision-Making Responsibility
Governs modification of decision-making responsibility: bars a successive motion within two years absent endangerment, and otherwise requires a change in circumstances plus a finding that modification is necessary to serve the child’s best interests.
Key cases
- In re Marriage of Aldrich, 945 P.2d 1370 (Colo. 1997)
A parent seeking to modify child support must prove a substantial and continuing change in circumstances producing at least a ten-percent change; a claimed income drop can be rejected where bank deposits and lifestyle contradict it, and the court need not raise modification theories the moving parent did not.
- In re Marriage of Chalat, 112 P.3d 47 (Colo. 2005)
A child-support obligation incorporated into the divorce decree — including an agreed obligation to pay postsecondary (college) expenses — may be modified only on a showing of substantial and continuing changed circumstances; the court keeps continuing jurisdiction, and the child-support guidelines do not by themselves reopen the order.
- In re the Marriage of Ciesluk, 113 P.3d 135 (Colo. 2005)
On a motion to relocate with a child, neither parent carries a presumption: C.R.S. § 14-10-129 (as amended) eliminates the Francis presumption favoring the majority-time parent, so both parents share equally the burden of showing what is in the child’s best interests under the § 14-10-129(2)(c) factors.
- Spahmer v. Gullette, 113 P.3d 158 (Colo. 2005)
In an initial allocation of parental responsibilities under C.R.S. § 14-10-124(1.5), a court has no authority to order a parent to live in a particular location; it must accept where each parent intends to live and allocate parental responsibilities in the child’s best interests.
Related guides
More Colorado forms
State guides (overview)
General support (not Colorado-specific)
JDF 1113 questions
What is Colorado JDF 1113?
JDF 1113 is Colorado's Parenting Plan form. Parents use it to document parenting time schedules, decision-making for major topics, holidays, travel, phone contact, relocation plans, child support, health insurance, and other terms for children in a domestic relations case. The form instructions state that all parties must sign a parenting plan for the court to review.
Where can I download the official JDF 1113 PDF?
Colorado Judicial Branch publishes JDF 1113 on its self-help Parenting Plan page. The current English PDF is at coloradojudicial.gov (2025-12 revision). A Spanish PDF is also available. Use the official links on this page rather than third-party copies so you get the current court form.
Is JDF 1113 the same as JDF 1413?
No. JDF 1413 is the Petition for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities, the form that opens an allocation case. JDF 1113 is the Parenting Plan where you spell out schedules, decision rules, and related terms. Many cases involve both forms, but they are not interchangeable.
When do I file a JDF 1113 parenting plan?
You file a parenting plan for the court to review as part of your domestic relations case. Colorado domestic relations orientation materials describe parties filing proposed parenting plans before permanent orders hearings in divorce-with-children and allocation-of-parental-responsibilities cases. Exact timing depends on your case stage, county rules, and any court order. Verify locally with official court self-help resources or counsel you hire.
Do I need a child support worksheet with JDF 1113?
Colorado domestic relations orientation materials state that parenting plans in divorce-with-children and APR cases should include an attached child support worksheet. JDF 1113 itself has child support sections, and the court reviews amounts against legal guidelines. Confirm what your county and case type require before you file.
Can we file separate parenting plans if we disagree?
Yes. JDF 1113 includes agreement options for parties who agree on everything, agree on some sections with blanks where you disagree, or cannot agree and are filing separate parenting plans. The form notes that the court may order mediation when areas remain unresolved.
MyCustodyCoach is not a law firm. Court rules, fees, and form versions change by county; confirm what applies to your case with official court resources or counsel you hire.