Creating
Co-Parenting Plans that Work
Whatever
disadvantages there may be to sitting down with your soon-to-be
ex-spouse to work out a parenting plan there is one irrefutable
truth to keep you at the table: You two are the only people who
truly know your children, their needs, the demands of all of your
schedules and the relative strengths and weaknesses of each parent.
By working together to make a plan that fits both your lives, you
avoid a court's cookie-cutter solutions. Hopefully, you also create
a new framework for the active participation by each of you in the
care and raising of your children. Remember, statistics show that
parents who prepare a plan jointly are 80% more likely to comply
with it than if a plan is imposed upon them by a third
party.
