What Is A Parenting Plan, And Why Is It Important? – AttorneyBernie.Com

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00:00:03 [Music] parenting plan is important because number one a child needs to know where they’re going to be in the future where am I going to be next week where are I going to be on Thursday is it going to be important for me to have my tap shoes with me do I need to make sure that I bring that from Mom’s house I need to know when my homework is due so I’ve going to make sure that that project I’m working on is something I can work on it when I’m in at Dad’s house so predictability is really important now

00:00:35 the parenting plan itself can be anything if if parents live close to each other it could be exchanging on every day if they live further apart maybe it’s a two two three like two days with one two days with the other then three days and then you flip back again could be that or it could be if they bigger difference bigger distances then it could be a uh kind of a weekend um alternate weekend and maybe two week dinner visits during the week so there lots of different ways to come up with a parenting plan

00:01:12 that’s in the best interest of the children most important is going to be where are these parents located where’s the school located how far are they from each other what are the parents work hours who’s going to go to the school if something goes wrong if one of the children gets sick so that’s why it’s important also you don’t want to have dispute arise over when holidays come along this coming Christmas is my time with the children so you can plan for those in advance also the same with summer vacations you got to be able to

00:01:41 plan you do something with the kids make sure that the other one is okay has an itinerary knows where the kids are going to be at any given time do not spoil the kids summer do not SPO spoil the kids weekend by not complying with the plan because they will let you know in many many different ways that you that will not go well [Music]