The PARENTING COACH:
Helping Parents create Parenting Plans
for Success!
The Parenting Plan is a written document stating exactly how & when the children will be shared by both the parents.
Each Parenting Plan may specify:
- Visitation schedule: States specific days & times with non-custodial parent on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
- Holiday schedules: legal/school, religious, birthdays, school vacations : States specific days & times with each parent.
- Transportation arrangements: states how and by whom the child(ren) will be transported between parent visits.
- Actions requiring unilateral authorizations or decisions (required with joint legal custody):
- enrollment in or termination of attending school
- driver’s license
- commencement of mental health counseling or therapy
- beginning or ending the current religious practice
- moving child(ren) from current county/state
- passport applications
- enrollment in recurring extracurricular activities
- all non-emergency medical treatment, other than routine medical/dental/vision check-ups
The Parenting Plan will provide procedures for possible problems in the future, such as resolving additional conflicts, including unilateral decisions or authorizations needing to be addressed, such as:
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One More Thing...
All communication in front of the child(ren) from one parent about the other parent MUST be respectful, including communication by family members & friends.
All communication regarding adult financial arrangements & personal issues will NOT be discussed with the child(ren).
Each parent is required to keep the other parent informed of any situation regarding the child(ren), in a timely manner, such as:
- School-related information: report cards, teacher conferences, homework, awards, consequences.
- routine medical/dental/vision check-ups.
- changes in child(ren)’s activity scheduling, especially when it impacts the other parent’s visitation schedule.
