How much detail is needed to complete the Parenting Plan? Is it sufficient to provide for reasonable visitation or that the Parties will agree amongst themselves?
No. Some judicial districts will not approve Plans which contain such language. The Parenting Plan forms make it possible for a lawyer or a parent to easily and quickly produce a detailed and workable Parenting Plan. Such detailed Plans are expected to be much less likely to precipitate post-divorce actions arising from a misunderstanding of the original Plan. In addition, detailed Plans allow the parents to quickly answer most questions that may come up as time passes and the memories fade of what each person meant during the formation of the Plan. The parties can always agree to deviate from the schedule, but the Plan is the schedule. Remember that flexibility may be built into a Plan by allowing a reasonable means of modifying the Plan.
