Financial support for the children should be established. This encompasses not only how the children will be provided for but also who will be responsible for extra expenses such as medical and dental insurance and any special schooling a child may need. Other things to consider when making a parenting plan are Holidays and Vacations as well as any other special days that come up. Couple must decide ahead of time who spends time with the children during these occasions. Holidays can be split or even and odd years can be assigned to each of the parents or any number of variations depending on the individual circumstance.
Parents can include anything else they see fit in their parenting plan.
Religious training preferences, how communication about the children is to occur, drop-off and pickup locations and even the types of discipline used in each household. Plans will change as children grow and their needs take a different course. Parents who remarry or relocate will have different concerns as well. It's best to look at the parenting plan as an evolving guideline that can help draw the boundaries that protect children. The final step in preparing a parenting plan is to make it legal.