What parenting plan would work for you?

Joint parenting plan:

When you and the other parent consult each other and make the decisions together. In others, it will be best for children to live roughly equal amounts of time with both parents.

This type of arrangement works best when:

Children are a bit older and both parents live close to one another Both parents respect each other’s ability to parent

Both parents are able to cooperate with one another and can be flexible with the parenting schedule

Parallel Parenting Plans

Parallel parenting plans are the key to managing conflict with the other parent. This section will help you to protect your child from conflict by learning how to develop or modify a parallel parenting plan. Divided (parallel) decision-making—you’re responsible for some decisions (for example, health and religion) and the other parent is responsible for other decisions (for example, education).

This type of arrangement works best works best for the family:

Where conflict is low and the parents can effectively communicate about their child. Both parents are willing to talk with a child custody lawyer or a mediator and live by the plan as once you have a parenting plan, it is critical that you abide by it otherwise the conflict continues.