What is a parenting plan?

A parenting plan is a document that helps parents, who are separating or divorcing, to create an agreement about how they will share responsibility for raising their children. This plan outlines the rights and responsibilities of both parents and it can be used to describe the times and places that a child will be with each parent. It also includes information such as who will provide health insurance for the children, how decisions about the child will be made and how disputes between the parents will be resolved. Parenting plans can also include information such as how each parent will handle holidays and vacations, how communication between the parents will be handled, how conflicts between the parents will be handled, as well as providing for extracurricular activities and expenses. It is important that a parenting plan accurately reflect the needs of the child and the parents. Therefore, each parent should think about what works best for them and their children. A lawyer can help to create a parenting plan. In Virginia, parents are required to submit a Parenting Plan to the court, which will then be evaluated and, if necessary, modified by the judge.

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