What is a parenting plan?

Parenting after separation or divorce can be challenging — but creating a thoughtful, child-centered parenting plan can provide clarity, structure, and peace of mind for everyone involved.

Our Parenting Plan Development service helps co-parents design a practical, flexible, and customized parenting agreement that prioritizes your child’s well-being while reducing future conflict.

Parenting Plan Development

What This Service Offers

With experience in family mediation, child development, and family systems, we offer guided support through every step of parenting plan creation. We’ll help you:

  • Define parenting time and schedules that work for your family

  • Navigate sensitive topics calmly and constructively

  • Stay focused on the needs and best interests of your child

  • Build agreements that are realistic, respectful, and enforceable

  • Prepare for mediation, if needed

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Who This Is For

  • Co-parents in the early stages of separation or divorce

  • Parents seeking to revise an outdated or problematic plan

  • Families in mediation or collaborative divorce processes

  • Anyone looking for clarity and stability in their co-parenting arrangement

What to expect

In this guided process, you and your co-parent will work collaboratively — with the support of a neutral coach — to design a parenting plan that reflects your family's unique needs. Together, you will:

  • Clarify parenting goals, responsibilities, and schedules

  • Explore options for time-sharing, holidays, decision-making, and communication

  • Identify areas of potential conflict and develop clear solutions

  • Create agreements that are realistic, specific, and child-focused

  • Ensure the plan supports consistency, emotional safety, and long-term cooperation

Sessions are structured, respectful, and goal-oriented — with a focus on reducing stress, increasing understanding, and laying the groundwork for successful co-parenting.

Why it matters

Children thrive when their caregivers work together with consistency, cooperation, and clear expectations. A well-crafted parenting plan lays the groundwork for successful co-parenting, helping reduce stress, avoid future disputes, and support your child’s development and security.

Be proactive to prevent conflict.

A well-crafted parenting plan offers more than structure — it offers peace of mind. With coaching support, you can create a thoughtful, balanced agreement that puts your child first and keeps decision-making out of the courtroom.