A Parenting Plan is a document which governs how you will jointly parent your children after separation or divorce. It specifies who has decision-making authority over the children’s education, health care, religion, and other areas of the children’s welfare. It includes time sharing schedules, travel rules, how you will exchange the children, share expenses and much more. Parenting Plans sometimes contain language that identifies the children’s rights to be free from exposure to adult issues and other stressors.
Florida law requires these plans because they save parties a lot of expense, and the courts a lot of time. Without Parenting Plans, parents used to spend much time and money litigating issues that previously were not written in settlement agreements. Parents can always be flexible and agree to deviate from their plan. However, in the event you do not agree to changes, the Parenting Plan is the law of the case and you must follow it.
