A Permanent Parenting Plan (PPP) is a legally binding document that deals with all issues regarding the child, such as
Which party is the Primary Residential Parent;
The parenting time of the Alternate Residential Parent (ARP); and
Child support.
A Permanent Parenting Plan is mandatory in all divorce cases with child custody issues. Ideally, the parents will create the document on their own and the family court judge will approve it. In practice, the judge may modify it or even finalize it without the parents’ input (if the parents cannot agree on anything, for example).