Build Your Parenting Plan
Create a comprehensive custody schedule and co-parenting agreement that works for your family.
Choose Your Custody Arrangement
Your custody planner generates different schedule structures depending on whether you are planning for joint custody or sole custody. Here is what each arrangement covers in a parenting plan.
This Planner Is Your Starting Point
Our free custody planner is an educational tool for child custody planning — not a final legal document. Use it to map out your preferred arrangements, then review the output with a family law attorney who can confirm it meets your state's requirements and accounts for future changes.
5 Things Every Parenting Plan Should Cover
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Physical Custody Schedule
Specify the weekly rotation, including regular school weeks, alternating weekends, and each parent's designated days. Your custody planner generates a calendar view.
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Holiday and Vacation Splits
Decide how major holidays, school breaks, and vacations will be divided. Even and predictable splits in your parenting plan reduce future conflict.
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Legal Decision-Making Authority
In joint custody, outline how parents will make decisions about education, healthcare, and religion. For sole custody, clarify the consultation rights of the non-custodial parent.
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Communication and Handoff Protocol
Set expectations for how and when parents communicate about the children, including platform preferences and response-time norms to minimize misunderstandings.
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Modification and Dispute Resolution
Include a process for updating the parenting plan as circumstances change, such as mediation before returning to court for custody modifications.
Weekly Parenting Schedule
Click to assign each day to Parent A or Parent B
Holidays & Special Days
Winter Break
Birthdays
Summer Vacation
Other Events
Decision Making Authority
AI Plan Organizer
Review your weekly schedule and holiday assignments, then let AI structure them into a formal parenting plan document ready for attorney review.
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