A parenting plan is a written agreement about parenting arrangements. Parenting arrangements include: where the children will live how the parents will look after the children how the parents will make decisions about the children how the parents should communicate with each other If the parents come up with a parenting plan and present it to the court, the court must accept it unless it thinks the plan is not in the best interests of the child. A parenting plan is legally enforceable if it is part of a court order. Parents can agree to change a parenting plan. If they also have a court order, they should go back to court to get the order changed as well (maybe through a consent order). Last updated: March 2021