PARENTING PLAN DRAFTING LAWYER TORONTO
A parenting plan is a document that details how separating or divorcing parents would like to raise the children. Parenting plans include information such as:
- 1. How decision-making responsibility would be shared
- 2. How parenting time will be allocated including during special occasions and holidays (Parenting schedule)
- 3. Whether supervision of a party’s time is required
- 4. Mechanisms for review and when that may be necessary (for example when a infant attains school age)
- 5. Transportation of the children between homes and their various activities
- 6. Location for pick up and drop offs
- 7. Restrictions regarding where the children will live
- 8. What school the children will attend
- 9. What religion, if any they would be raised in
- 10. How the parents would communicate with each other, for example, would it only be via a specific app, text, or email?
- 11. How the parents would communicate with the children and how often.
- 12. Right of first refusal to care for the child
- 13. When new partners will be introduced to the children
- 14. Notice and requirements if a vacation is planned with the children
- 15. How passports, health cards and other documents will be stored
- 16. Arrangements for the children’s belongings in the respective homes
- 17. Contact with grandparents and extended family
- 18. School events, field trips and volunteering at the children’s school
- 19. Emergency contacts and persons authorized to pick the children up from school
- 20. Provisions regarding therapy and counseling for the children
- 21. Dispute resolution mechanisms
It is important to make your parenting plan as clear and detailed as possible to avoid conflict and our lawyers can help you draft a parenting plan that takes into consideration your child’s physical, emotional, and psychological well-being.
It is always preferable for parties to negotiate their own parenting plan as no judge understands your child and your family dynamic as well as you do.
Parents can agree on a fixed parenting schedule or can even agree to leave the parenting schedule open and flexible. Examples of fixed parenting schedules include the following:
Children residing primarily with one parent with the other parent having parenting time every other weekend
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party A | Party A | Party A | Party A | Party A | Party A | Party A |
| Party A | Party A | Party A | Party A | Party B | Party B | Party B |
Children residing primarily with one parent and the other parent having midweek and every other weekend parenting time.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party A | Party A | Party B | Party A | Party A | Party A | Party A |
| Party A | Party A | Party B | Party A | Party B | Party B | Party B |
Week on – week off schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party A | Party A | Party A | Party A | Party A | Party A | Party A |
| Party B | Party B | Party B | Party B | Party B | Party B | Party B |
2-2-5-5 schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party A | Party A | Party B | Party B | Party A | Party A | Party A |
| Party A | Party A | Party B | Party B | Party B | Party B | Party B |
2-2-3 schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party A | Party A | Party B | Party B | Party A | Party A | Party A |
| Party B | Party B | Party A | Party A | Party B | Party B | Party B |
Speak to our lawyers today and we can work with you to negotiate and draft a detailed parenting plan that focuses on the well being of your children.
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