We Agree: Creating a Parenting Plan provides parents with the tools
to make mutual decisions that meet the needs of their children as
they parent apart. It provides strategies to help parents remain
flexible and negotiate changes in the plan to meet the needs of
children as they grow.
It addresses issues such as parenting
time that meets the developmental and temperament needs of each
child, balancing the parents’ needs with the needs of the
children, creating agreements about the daily care of the children
(child care, discipline, education, etc.) and how to anticipate
issues that may come up in the future.
In Minnesota, divorcing and never married parents can create Parenting
Plans as part of their legal agreement for the future care of their
children. For more information on the laws that allow for parenting
plans and alternate terms, see: Parenting
Plans - Minnesota Statute and Parenting
Time - Minnesota Statute.
In Minnesota, separated parents can now use parenting plans to spell
out the details about the care of their children. This useful tool helps
parents who are parenting apart create a plan that describes living
arrangements, parenting time, custody and other day to day and long term
issues. In
additon, parenting plans require parents to address how they will
change the plan and deal with disagreements.
To learn more about parenting plans and upcoming training, follow the link below.
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