A Parenting Plan can be developed and agreed to by the parents through mediation to other means. A Parenting Plan created by parents (with or without the help of an attorney) must be presented to the Court, and ratified (approved) by the Judge. Family law cases are often settled by parents in mediation, after all, the people who know your family best is you!nnIf the parents are unable to agree to a Parenting Plan, or if the Court does not approve the Parenting Plan submitted by the Parents, then a Parenting Plan would be established by the Court. The Court does not know the intricacies of your family dynamic, they determine a Parenting Plan by applying the facts presented to the best interest factors in Fla. Stat. §61.13.