Parenting Plan Q&A

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Which of the Parenting Plan packages feels like the best fit for your family's needs?*

You do *NOT* have to have a complete parenting agreement in order to do this Q&A.

This Parenting Plan Q&A can help you scope out what you’d like to include in your parenting agreement to then use at mediation, get advice on, or simply to start the conversation with your partner.

When you press ‘Submit’ at the very end, your Parenting Plan will be drafted as if you and the other parent are already in agreement.

At any point in time, you have the choice to click ‘Save and Resume Later’ on your answers. You can then return to your saved Q&A answers and complete at a later date.

Your Circumstances

How many children will this Parenting Plan cover?*

Include only the number of children under 18 years who’ll be included as part of this Parenting Plan

Just one

More than one

How many children will be included?*

Are you or the other parent a shift worker?*

Yes

If you or the other parent work shifts and your child’s care and living arrangements change based on a rotating roster, this Parenting Plan may not be specific enough to fully capture that part of your agreement.

You can still proceed with the Parenting Plan Q&A, and get help to have tailored clauses to cover those flexible arrangements.

Do you have a child under the age of 3 years?*

Yes

Is the time between your young child and the non-resident parent to be gradually increased over time?*

Before answering this question, watch the below video

Yes

For your Parenting Plan to include clauses that provide for a gradual increase in time between your young child and the non-resident parent, you’ll need our Enhanced Package

Do you want to move forward with our Enhanced Package to include questions about your young child's time with the non-resident parent?*

Yes please

No thanks

As part of your Enhanced Package would you like to include clauses that provide for a gradual increase in time between your young child and the non-resident parent?*

Yes please

No thanks

As part of your Complete Package would you like to include clauses that provide for a gradual increase in time between your young child and the non-resident parent?*

Yes please

No thanks

Your Goals

Do you currently have a co-parenting agreement?*

Yes

Sort of

Not really

What do you hope to be able to use this Parenting Plan for?*

To mediate on

Use as a starting point negotiation

Start a conversation with the other parent about our child’s future care & living arrangements

Save money on lawyer fees

Get advice on from a lawyer

Set out our short term parenting agreement

Set out our long term parenting agreement

Decision Making (Parental Responsibility)

This section covers who has responsibility for making long-term decisions that do or may impact your child(ren).

How will parental responsibility be allocated?*

We will share parental responsibility

I will have sole parental responsibility

The other parent will have sole parental responsibility

Do you want a clause included parental responsibility regarding any COVID related vaccinations and booster?*

Yes

Who has parental responsibility regarding any COVID related vaccinations and booster(s)?*

We must jointly decide

I will have sole parental responsibility regarding this

The other parent will have sole parental responsibility regarding this

Do you want to include a clause about not changing the surname of your child?*

Yes

Do you feel you need to include an agreement that your current child/rens school/daycare not be changed?*

Yes

Please note that the gradual time increase clauses won’t distinguish between siblings.

Answer these next set of questions as they relate to your youngest child and the time they’ll spend with their non-resident parent

Your Young Child: Living Arrangements

These next set of questions will set out the current time that the non-resident parent spends with your young child.

Where the question refers to your ‘child/ren’, this is specific to your young child

Who will your young child live primarily/full time with?*

The other parent

Your Young Child: Time Arrangements

Will time between the other parent and your child/ren eventually increase?*

Yes

Will time between you and your child/ren eventually increase?*

Yes

What will the time increase be based off?*

The age of our child

The number of times contact occurs

Your Young Child: Current Time Arrangements

How many times will contact occur during in a fortnight?*

This question relates to the *current* or initially agreed time the non-resident parent will spend with your young child.

For example, it might be that time occurs on THREE occasions in one week (Week 1), and TWO occasions in the other week (Week 2). In that case, you would select ‘Five’ from the below.

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Day 1

Day 1/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Day 1/ Insert the start time*

Day 1/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Day 1/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Day 2

Day 2/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

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Saturday

Sunday

Day 2/ Insert the start time*

Day 2/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Day 2/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Day 3

Day 3/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Day 3/ Insert the start time*

Day 3/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Day 3/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Day 4

Day 4/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Day 4/ Insert the start time*

Day 4/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Day 4/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Day 5

Day 5/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Day 5/ Insert the start time*

Day 5/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Day 5/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Location & Supervision of Time

Can the other parent spend this time with your child/ren away from you/the changeover location?*

These next set of questions still relate to your young child

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Can you spend this time with your child/ren away from the other parent/the changeover location?*

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Do you feel it is necessary to include a clause that states where time is to take place?*

This might be relevant to your circumstances if time between your child and the other parent is to occur at your home or at a supervision centre, for example.

Yes

Do you feel it is necessary to include a clause that states where your time is to take place?*

Yes

Where will this time occur?*

Insert the address of where time is to occur

Is time between your child/ren and the other parent supervised?*

Yes

Is your time with your child/ren to be supervised?*

Yes

Insert the full name of the person or organisation who will supervise time*

Your Young Child: Time Increase 1

These next set of questions relate to the agreed/proposed time arrangements once your youngest child reaches a certain age.

Increase 1/ How many months old will your child be when time with the other parent increases?*

Increase 1/ How many months old will your child be when time with you increases?*

Increase 1/ How many times will contact occur during in a fortnight?*

One

Two

Three

Four

Increase 1 Day 1

Increase 1 Day 1/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Increase 1 Day 1/ Insert the start time*

Increase 1 Day 1/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Increase 1 Day 1/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Increase 1 Day 2

Increase 1 Day 2/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Increase 1 Day 2/ Insert the start time*

Increase 1 Day 2/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Increase 1 Day 2/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Increase 1 Day 3

Increase 1 Day 3/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Increase 1 Day 3/ Insert the start time*

Increase 1 Day 3/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Increase 1 Day 3/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Increase 1 Day 4

Increase 1 Day 4/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Increase 1 Day 4/ Insert the start time*

Increase 1 Day 4/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Increase 1 Day 4/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Increase 1/ Location & Supervision of Time

These next set of questions still relate to your young child

Increase 1/ Can the other parent spend this time with your child/ren away from you/the changeover location?*

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Increase 1/ Can you spend this time with your child/ren away from the other parent/the changeover location?*

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Increase 1/ Do you feel it is necessary to include a clause that states where time is to take place?*

This might be relevant to your circumstances if time between your child and the other parent is to occur at your home or at a supervision centre, for example.

Yes

Increase 1/ Do you feel it is necessary to include a clause that states where your time is to take place?*

Yes

Increase 1/ Where will this time occur?*

Insert the address of where time is to occur

Increase 1/ Is time between your child/ren and the other parent supervised?*

Yes

Increase 1/ Is your time with your child/ren to be supervised?*

Yes

Increase 1/ Insert the full name of the person or organisation who will supervise time*

Your Young Child: Time Increase 2

These next set of questions relate to the agreed/proposed time arrangements once the first time increase has occurred and your youngest child is that much bit older.

Increase 2/ How many months old will your child be when time with the other parent increases?*

Increase 2/ How many months old will your child be when your time with them increases?*

Increase 2/ How many times will contact occur during in a fortnight?*

One

Two

Three

Four

Your Young Child: Increase 2/ Day 1

Increase 2 Day 1/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Increase 2 Day 1/ Insert the start time*

Increase 2 Day 1/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Increase 2 Day 1/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Increase 2/ Day 2

Increase 2 Day 2/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Increase 2 Day 2/ Insert the start time*

Increase 2 Day 2/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Increase 2 Day 2/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Increase 2/ Day 3

Increase 2 Day 3/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Increase 2 Day 3/ Insert the start time*

Increase 2 Day 3/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Increase 2 Day 3/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Increase 2/ Day 4

Increase 2 Day 4/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Increase 2 Day 4/ Insert the start time*

Increase 2 Day 4/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Increase 2 Day 4/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Increase 2/ Location & Supervision of Time

These next set of questions still relate to your young child

Increase 2/ Can the other parent spend this time with your child/ren away from you/the changeover location?*

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Increase 2/ Can you spend this time with your child/ren away from the other parent/the changeover location?*

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Increase 2/ Do you feel it is necessary to include a clause that states where time is to take place?*

This might be relevant to your circumstances if time between your child and the other parent is to occur at your home or at a supervision centre, for example.

Yes

Increase 2/ Do you feel it is necessary to include a clause that states where your time is to take place?*

Yes

Increase 2/ Where will this time occur?*

Insert the address of where time is to occur

Increase 2/ Is time between your child/ren and the other parent supervised?*

Yes

Increase 2/ Is your time with your child/ren to be supervised?*

Yes

Increase 2/ Insert the full name of the person or organisation who will supervise time*

Your Young Child: Time Increase 3

These next set of questions relate to the agreed/proposed time arrangements once the first and second time increases have occurred and your youngest child is that much bit older.

Increase 3/ How many months old will your child be when time with the other parent increases?*

Increase 3/ How many months old will your child be when your time with them increases?*

Increase 3/ How many times will contact occur during in a fortnight?*

One

Two

Three

Four

Your Young Child: Increase 3/ Day 1

Increase 3 Day 1/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Increase 3 Day 1/ Insert the start time*

Increase 3 Day 1/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Increase 3 Day 1/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Increase 3/ Day 2

Increase 3 Day 2/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Increase 3 Day 2/ Insert the start time*

Increase 3 Day 2/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Increase 3 Day 2/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Increase 3/ Day 3

Increase 3 Day 3/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Increase 3 Day 3/ Insert the start time*

Increase 3 Day 3/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Increase 3 Day 3/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Increase 3/ Day 4

Increase 3 Day 4/ What day of the week will this occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Increase 3 Day 4/ Insert the start time*

Increase 3 Day 4/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Increase 3 Day 4/ How often will this time occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Increase 3/ Location & Supervision of Time

These next set of questions still relate to your young child

Increase 3/ Can the other parent spend this time with your child/ren away from you/the changeover location?*

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Increase 3/ Can you spend this time with your child/ren away from the other parent/the changeover location?*

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Increase 3/ Do you feel it is necessary to include a clause that states where time is to take place?*

This might be relevant to your circumstances if time between your child and the other parent is to occur at your home or at a supervision centre, for example.

Yes

Increase 3/ Do you feel it is necessary to include a clause that states where your time is to take place?*

Yes

Increase 3/ Where will this time occur?*

Insert the address of where time is to occur

Increase 3/ Is your time with your child/ren to be supervised?*

Yes

Increase 3/ Is time between your child/ren and the other parent supervised?*

Yes

Increase 3/ Insert the full name of the person or organisation who will supervise time*

Your Young Child: Time Increased Based off Regularity of Contact

These next questions are about how the non-resident parent’s time with your young child will gradually increase over time. We call these ‘stages.’

For example:

First Stage: The non-resident parent might spend time with your child 8 times a fortnight, for six fortnights (that’s 12 weeks) (total visits 48). After that, their time with your child will go up.

Second Stage: Then, they might spend time with your child 6 times a fortnight for 6 fortnights (12 weeks) before their time increases again.

On the next page, you’ll tell us how many fortnights each stage should last – basically, how long each step takes before the time with your child increases.

How many stages do you want the Tiny Tots Time clauses to cover?*

Your Young Child: Stage 1 Time Current

Stage 1/ How many fortnights must occur before time between your child/ren and the other parent increases?*

The below identifies the approximate number of fortnights across various months:
—3 months: 6.5 fortnights
—6 months: 13 fortnights
—8 months: 17 fortnights
—10 months: 22 fortnights
—12 months: 26 fortnights

Stage 1/ How many fortnights must occur before time between yourself and your child/ren increases?*

Stage 1/ How many times a fortnight will contact occur with the children?*

In this context, “times a fortnight” means the number of different days your child will spend time with their non-resident parent

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Your Young Child: Stage 1/ Day 1

Stage 1 Day 1/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 1 Day 1/ Insert the start time*

Stage 1 Day 1/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 1 Day 1/ How often will this occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 1/ Day 2

Stage 1 Day 2/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 1 Day 2/ Insert the start time*

Stage 1 Day 2/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 1 Day 2/ How often will this occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 1/ Day 3

Stage 1 Day 3/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 1 Day 3/ Insert the start time*

Stage 1 Day 3/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 1 Day 3/ How often will this occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 1/ Day 4

Stage 1 Day 4/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 1 Day 4/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 1 Day 4/ Insert the start time*

Stage 1 Day 4/ How often will this occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 1/ Day 5

Stage 1 Day 5/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 1 Day 5/ Insert the start time*

Stage 1 Day 5/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 1 Day 5/ How often will this occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 1/ Location & Supervision of Time

Stage 1/ Can the other parent spend this time with your child/ren away from you/the changeover location?*

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Stage 1/ Can you spend this time with your child/ren away from the other parent/the changeover location?*

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Stage 1/ Do you feel it is necessary to include a clause that states where time is to take place?*

This might be relevant to your circumstances if time between your child and the other parent is to occur at your home or at a supervision centre, for example.

Yes

Stage 1/ Where will this time occur?*

Stage 1/ Is time between your child/ren and the other parent supervised?*

Yes

Stage 1/ Is your time with your child/ren to be supervised?*

Yes

Stage 1/ Insert the full name of the person or organisation who will supervise time*

Your Young Child: Stage 2 Time Increase

Stage 2/ How many times a fortnight will contact occur with the children?*

In this context, “times a fortnight” means the number of different days your child will spend time with their non-resident parent

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Your Young Child: Stage 2/ Day 1

Stage 2 Day 1/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 2 Day 1/ Insert the start time*

Stage 2 Day 1/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 2 Day 1/ How often will this occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 2/ Day 2

Stage 2 Day 2/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 2 Day 2/ Insert the start time*

Stage 2 Day 2/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 2 Day 2/ How often will this occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 2/ Day 3

Stage 2 Day 3/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 2 Day 3/ Insert the start time*

Stage 2 Day 3/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 2 Day 3/ How often will this occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 2/ Day 4

Stage 2 Day 4/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 2 Day 4/ Insert the start time*

Stage 2 Day 4/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 2 Day 4/ How often will this occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 2/ Day 5

Stage 2 Day 5/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 2 Day 5/ Insert the start time*

Stage 2 Day 5/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 2 Day 5/ How often will this occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 2/ Location & Supervision of Time

Stage 2/ Can the other parent spend this time with your child/ren away from you/the changeover location?*

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Stage 2/ Can you spend this time with your child/ren away from the other parent/the changeover location?*

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Stage 2/ Do you feel it is necessary to include a clause that states where time is to take place?*

This might be relevant to your circumstances if time between your child and the other parent is to occur at your home or at a supervision centre, for example.

Yes

Stage 2/ Where will this time occur?*

Stage 2/ Is time between your child/ren and the other parent supervised?*

Yes

Stage 2/ Is your time with your child/ren to be supervised?*

Yes

Stage 2/ Insert the full name of the person or organisation who will supervise time*

Stage 2/ How many fortnights must occur before time between your child/ren and the other parent increases?*

Stage 2/ How many fortnights must occur before time between you and your child/ren increases?*

Your Young Child: Stage 3 Time Increase

Stage 3/ How many times a fortnight will contact occur with the children?*

In this context, “times a fortnight” means the number of different days your child will spend time with their non-resident parent

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Your Young Child: Stage 3/ Day 1

Stage 3 Day 1/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 3 Day 1/ Insert the start time*

Stage 3 Day 1/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 3 Day 1/ How often will this occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 3/ Day 2

Stage 3 Day 2/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 3 Day 2/ Insert the start time*

Stage 3 Day 2/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 3 Day 2/ How often will this occur?*

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fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 3/ Day 3

Stage 3 Day 3/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 3 Day 3/ Insert the start time*

Stage 3 Day 3/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 3 Day 3/ How often will this occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 3/ Day 4

Stage 3 Day 4/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 3 Day 4/ Insert the start time*

Stage 3 Day 4/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 3 Day 4/ How often will this occur?*

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fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 3/ Day 5

Stage 3 Day 5/ What day of the week does this time occur?*

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Stage 3 Day 5/ Insert the start time*

Stage 3 Day 5/ Insert the end time and day if overnight*

Stage 3 Day 5/ How often will this occur?*

week

fortnight

Your Young Child: Stage 3/ Location & Supervision of Time

Stage 3/ Can the other parent spend this time with your child/ren away from you/the changeover location?*

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Stage 3/ Can you spend this time with your child/ren away from the other parent/the changeover location?*

Yes

Yes if we both agree

Stage 3/ Do you feel it is necessary to include a clause that states where time is to take place?*

This might be relevant to your circumstances if time between your child and the other parent is to occur at your home or at a supervision centre, for example.

Yes

Stage 3/ Where will this time occur?*

Stage 3/ Is time between your child/ren and the other parent supervised?*

Yes

Stage 3/ Is your time with your child/ren to be supervised?*

Yes

Stage 3/ Insert the full name of the person or organisation who will supervise time*

Your Young Child: Stage 3-4

Stage 3/ How many fortnights must occur before time between your child/ren and the other parent increases?*

Stage 3/ How many fortnights must occur before your time with your child/ren increases?*

Your Young Child: Miscellaneous

Does or will your child/ren spend any overnights with the other parent under the Tiny Tots Time clauses?*

Yes

Do you wish to include a clause that requires the other parent to have suitable and appropriate accommodation for your child/ren?*

Yes

Does or will your child/ren spend any overnights with you under the Tiny Tots Time clauses?*

Yes

Do you wish to include a clause that requires you and the other parent to meet with a child psychologist at some point?*

If there are safety concerns or there is a history of family violence, it may not be appropriate for you and the other parent to meet with a child psychologist together. Consider ticking ‘No’ in these circumstances.

Yes

Should the graduated time clauses between your young child and the non-resident parent relate to ALL your children?*

Yes

Would you like to include additional time clauses in your Parenting Plan for your older child/ren?*

Yes

School Term Care & Living Arrangements

These next set of questions relate to your child/ren’s care and living arrangements during the school term.

What will be the care and living arrangements during the school term?*

Live with each of us seven nights a fortnight broken up

Live with each of us seven consecutive nights a fortnight

Live with me and spend time with the other parent

Live with the other parent and spend time with me

How are the seven nights a fortnight broken down?*

Your Parenting Plan will assume that part of this arrangement is that you each have your child/ren for part/all of the weekend. If this is not the case, then change your answer above to ‘Something else’.

Watch the below short video to understand how these arrangements work.

3/4/4/3 arrangement

2/2/3 arrangement

Something else

When will the other parent have your child/ren?*

Type it in a sentence, ‘From [time] on [day] until [time] on [day] each [week/fortnight]. For example, ‘From 4:00pm on Friday until 9:00am on Sunday each fortnight’.

Will this time be supervised?*

Yes

What is the name of the supervisor?*

If the supervisor is part of an organisation, insert the name of the organisation. If the supervisor is not part of a supervisory organisation, then insert their full name.

When will your child/ren be in your care?*

Type it in a sentence, ‘From [time] on [day] until [time] on [day] each [week/fortnight]. For example, ‘From 4:00pm on Friday until 9:00am on Sunday each fortnight’.

Will your time with your child/ren be supervised?*

Yes

Insert the name of the supervisor*

If the supervisor is an organisation, insert the organisation’s name. If the supervisor is not part of a supervisory service or organisation, then insert their full name

School Holiday Care & Living Arrangements

These next set of questions relate to your child/ren’s care and living arrangements during the school holidays

What will be the Term 1 Term 2 and Term 3 school holiday arrangements?*

The Term 1, 2, and Term 3 school holidays tend to be between 2-3 weeks (depending on whether your child attends a Public or Private school).

Same as what happens during the school term

Shared between us as agreed

50/50 as agreed between us

50/50 with alternating halves depending on the year

What will be the Term 4 Christmas school holiday arrangements?*

The Term 4 Christmas school holidays tend to be between 6-7 weeks (depending on whether your child attends a public or private school and their age).

Same as what happens during the school term

Shared between us as agreed

50/50 overall with the weeks broken up

50/50 in one block period of three weeks

50/50 on a week about basis

Special Occasions

These next set of questions relate to your child/ren’s care and living arrangements on special occasions

If your child/ren is not already with you on a special occasion do you want the Parenting Plan to include clauses that you see your child? Select all those you would like included

Birthday of child

Birthday of parents

Mothers/Fathers Day

Birthday of half sibling

Easter Sunday

Christmas Day

Special religious/cultural occasion

What is this religious or cultural event called?*

Changeover

When it is your time with your child/ren how does changeover happen?*

I pick them up from the home of the other parent

I pick them up from their school/daycare

The other parent drops them off to my home

The other parent and I meet at an agreed location

What is the agreed changeover location?*

When the other parent is to spend time with your child/ren how does changeover happen?*

The other parent picks them up from my home

The other parent picks them up from their school/daycare

I drop them off to the home of the other parent

The other parent and I meet at an agreed location

Where is this agreed location?*

Contact Information

Do you and the other parent know your residential address?*

Yes we both know

No neither of us know

I know their residential address they do not know mine

They know my residential address but I do not know theirs

Do you want to include a clause that requires you to share/update your residential address?*

Yes

Are you interested in stepping up to the Enhanced Packaged?

Would you like to explore the added clarity of our Enhanced Parenting Plan, which covers those discrete, often-overlooked issues?*

Yes thanks

No thanks

The Overlooked/Discrete Matters

Interstate & Overseas Travel

Do any of your children have a passport/travel document?*

Yes

Does your child have a passport/travel document?*

Yes

Do you want to include a clause that covers who holds your child/ren's passport?*

Yes

Who will hold the passport(s)?*

I will all the time

The other parent will all the time

We will alternate each year

Do you feel you need to include an agreement about renewing a passport/travel document for your child/ren?*

Yes

Do you want to include clauses that allow overseas travel with your child/ren?*

Yes

What do you want the Parenting Plan to say about overseas travel?*

Our child/ren can automatically go overseas if certain conditions are met

Consent from each parent is still required

Do you want to include a clause that requires notice to be given if a parent is travelling interstate with your child/ren?*

Yes

In kilometres how far can a parent travel with a child (or cause them to travel) before they must tell the other parent?*

Where does this kilometre radius start?*

Be specific — include an address or landmark. For example, ‘Brisbane CBD’ would be insufficient detail.

Bathing/Showering

Is your child of an age where they need help bathing or showering themselves?*

Yes

Are any of your children of an age where they need help bathing or showering themselves?*

Yes

Do you feel that you and the other parent are on the same page about who can help your child bathe/shower?*

Yes definitely

Pretty sure we are

I am not sure

Do you feel you need to include an agreement about who can help your child bathe/shower?*

Yes

Who do you say can help your child bathe/shower themselves?*

Just us

Us and a specific person or persons

Insert the name(s) of who you say can help your child bathe/shower themselves*

Sleepovers

Are you and the other parent comfortable with your child attending sleepovers if you/the other parent stay overnight also?*

Yes definitely

Depends who it is

No we have differing views on this

It has not come up

I am not sure

Do you feel you need to include something in your Parenting Plan that deals with your child attending sleepovers?*

Yes

What would you want the sleepover clause to say?*

Our child can only attend a sleepover if we both agree

Our child can only attend a sleepover if at least one of us have met the adult host(s)

At this stage our child should not attend sleepovers

Our child can only attend a sleepover if we both know the adult host(s)

Alternate Carers

Do you want to include a clause that requires you both to offer the other the opportunity to care for your child/ren if you/they directly cannot?*

Yes

Do you want to include a clause that requires you and the other parent to have an agreed alternate carers list?*

Yes

New Partners

Do you want to include a clause requiring notice be given if you/other parent intend on introducing your child/ren to a new partner?*

Yes

Do you want to include a clause that requires a new partner to be introduced to you/the other parent before being introduced to your child/ren?*

Yes

General Life & Practical Considerations

The following set of questions identify some typical co-parenting scenarios that you might want addressed in your Parenting Plan.

Rest assured, you can always decide to delete the populated clause from you Parenting Plan (draft) that you receive.

Do you want to include a clause that allows for calls/Facetime with your child/ren?*

Yes

Do you want to include a clause that requires before committing your child to an activity each parent must agree to the activity?*

Yes

Do you want to include a clause that requires your child/ren be fed nutritious meals with reasonable limits on unhealthy foods?*

Yes

Do you want a clause included that prohibits physical discipline being inflicted on your child/ren?*

Yes

Do you want a clause included that requires you/the other parent to follow the same/similar household routine?*

Eg. bedtimes, evening routines, mealtimes, homework etc

Yes

Do you want to include a clause that restrains each parent from taking illicit substances or from having excessive alcohol in before and during time with your child/ren?*

Yes

Social Media

In the age of technology and social media, it’s worth turning your mind to how comfortable you are with your child having a digital footprint.

How do you feel about your child/ren's images or information being on social media?*

Fine with it

Accepting but not wild about it

I strongly disagree with it

Do you want to include a clause that prohibits you/the other parent from posting photos or personal information about your child/ren on social media?*

Yes

To your knowledge does your child have a social media account?*

Yes

To your acknowledge do any of your children have a social media account?*

Yes

Do you want to include a clause that says you and the other parent must agree on your child having a social media account?*

Yes

Do you want to include a clause that says your child/ren must be supervised when using electronic devices?*

Eg. mobile phone, computer, laptop, iPad etc

Yes

The Complete Package

We could move to the Complete Package if you'd like to include child support matters?*

Make it complete: For an additional $60, you can conveniently add child support to your document, streamlining your entire agreement

Yes thanks

No thanks

Financial Support (Child Support)

Periodic (Regular) Child Support

Will periodic child support be paid?*

Periodic child support means regular payments

Yes as assessed by the Agency

Yes determined using the CSA Online Support Estimator

Yes a privately agreed amount

No (but we may review this in the future)

How much will be paid each fortnight?*

Who will pay the privately agreed amount of periodic child support?*

The other parent

Non-Periodic (Ad hoc/Irregular) Child Support

Do you have an agreement about any specific expenses that you and the other parent will share or one of you will pay all of?*

Yes

How many specific expenses do you have an agreement on?*

What is Expense One?*

How will Expense One be paid?*

I will pay 100 percent

The other parent will pay 100 percent

We will split it 50/50

We will contribute different percentages

What percentage will you contribute towards the total cost of Expense One?*

What percentage will the other parent contribute towards the total cost of Expense One?*

What is Expense Two?*

How will Expense Two be paid?*

I will pay 100 percent

The other parent will pay 100 percent

We will split it 50/50

We will contribute different percentages

What percentage will you contribute towards the total cost of Expense Two?*

What percentage will the other parent contribute towards the total cost of Expense Two?*

What is Expense Three?*

How will Expense Three be paid?*

I will pay 100 percent

The other parent will pay 100 percent

We will split it 50/50

We will contribute different percentages

What percentage will you contribute towards the total cost of Expense Three?*

What percentage will the other parent contribute towards the total cost of Expense Three?*

Managing Expenses

Do you want to include clauses that permit a joint account to manage expenses for your child/ren?*

Yes

The Expense Account

What would be the agreed minimum balance of funds the account should start with or always have?*

We’ll call this ‘the Expense Account’.

How do you want to manage the funds in the Expense Account?*

We both top it up by an agreed amount

I top it up to the minimum balance

The other parent tops it up to the minimum balance

We just pay a regular fortnightly amount into the account

How much will you deposit into the Expense Account each fortnight?*

How much will the other parent deposit into the Expense Account each fortnight?*

What do you agree the funds in the Expense Account can be used for? Select all those you would like included

Agreed extracurriculars

School fees

School uniforms and shoes

Daycare fees

Before school care fees

After school care fees

Haircuts

Agreed tutoring

Agreed school excursion costs

Gift for birthday party child attends

Mobile phone and costs

Transport fares for our child/ren

Pocket money each week

Tuckshop money

Agreed school holiday programs

Required computer costs and school textbooks and stationary

Prescription medication and agreed vitamins

Out of pocket medical costs

Recommended specialist treatment

An agreed amount for gifts between siblings

Review Mechanisms

Do you want to include a clause that involves your child/ren in the decision making about their future care arrangements (when appropriate)?*

Yes

Unless you agree otherwise when do you want to review this Parenting Plan?*

Review in 6 months

Review in 12 months

Review in 24 months

This Parenting Plan is to last indefinitely

About Your Child/ren

Child 1 is your youngest child. Child 2 is your second youngest child

Your Youngest Child/ Child 1

Ensure that you complete these next questions for your *youngest* child

Child 1/ What is their first name?*

Child 1/ What is their last name?*

Child 1/ What is their date of birth?*

Your Second Youngest Child/ Child 2

Child 2/ What is their first name?*

Child 2/ What is their last name?*

Child 2/ What is their date of birth?*

Your Third Child/ Child 3

Child 3/ What is their first name?*

Child 3/ What is their last name?*

Child 3/ What is their date of birth?*

Your Third Child/ Child 4

Child 4/ What is their first name?*

Child 4/ What is their last name?*

Child 4/ What is their date of birth?*

Your Third Child/ Child 5

Child 5/ What is their first name?*

Child 5/ What is their last name?*

Child 5/ What is their date of birth?*

About the Other Parent

What is the first name of the other parent?*

What is the last name of the other parent?*

What is their phone number?*

This information will simply populate the cover of your Parenting Plan (draft). You do not have to include it here.

What is their email address?*

This information will simply populate the cover of your Parenting Plan (draft). You do not have to include it here.

What gender does the other parent most identify with?*

his

her

their

What is their parenting role?*

Mother

Father

Mother 2

Father 2

About You

What is your first name?*

What is your last name?*

What is your phone number?*

What is your email address?*

Verify your email*

What gender do you most identify with?*

his

her

their

What is your parenting role?*

Mother

Father

Listed below are your answers to the questions asked to prepare your tailored Parenting Plan (draft).

Carefully read all questions and answers before selecting ‘Yes’ to continue to payment.

Remember, you can always press ‘Save and Continue Later’ to generate a unique URL token that saves your answers for later.

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