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Child custody and parenting time

Parenting plan worksheet to print or copy

A neutral worksheet to talk through a parenting plan. Fill it in on the page, then print it or copy it. Nothing you type is sent or saved.

The court has its own forms

A parenting plan is a written schedule. It says where your child lives, when your child spends time with each parent, and who makes which decisions. Parents can agree on a plan. If they can't, a judge decides.

If you agree, the judge can make your agreement a court order. If you don't, the judge decides after a hearing or trial.

This worksheet is not a court form. Pick your state to see its forms.

State

Parenting plan worksheet

About this plan

Parent 1

Parent 2

Child or children (names and birth dates)

Date of this worksheet

Schedule: school year

Where the child lives most of the time

With Parent 1

With Parent 2

About equal time with each parent

Another way

Weekday schedule (days and times)

Weekends (which weekends, start and end times)

Winter break, spring break and other school breaks

Schedule: summer

Summer schedule

Same as the school year

Different from the school year

Vacation weeks for Parent 1

Vacation weeks for Parent 2

Summer details and how much notice before a vacation

Holidays and special days

Write which parent has the child, or the times. Add the days that matter to your family.

Day	Even years	Odd years	Notes
New Year's Day
Mother's Day
Father's Day
Memorial Day weekend
July 4
Labor Day weekend
Thanksgiving
Winter holidays
Child's birthday
Parents' birthdays

Exchanges (pick-up and drop-off)

Place

Time

Options

Exchange at school or daycare

Exchange in a public place

Another adult helps with exchanges

If someone is late

Who pays for travel

Big decisions: who decides

School and education

Both parents together

Parent 1

Parent 2

Another way

Health care

Both parents together

Parent 1

Parent 2

Another way

Religion

Both parents together

Parent 1

Parent 2

Another way

Activities and sports

Both parents together

Parent 1

Parent 2

Another way

Other big decisions

Both parents together

Parent 1

Parent 2

Another way

Notes on decisions

Communication

How the parents talk to each other

Phone call

Text message

Email

A co-parenting app

How soon to answer

Calls or video calls between the child and the other parent (days and times)

Sharing information

Both parents get school records

Both parents get medical records

Both parents can talk to teachers and doctors

Travel

Trips inside the state

Trips to another state

Trips to another country

Passport: who keeps it and who signs

How much notice before a trip

If a parent plans to move

Changing the plan

How we will ask for a change

In writing

By email

By text message

By phone

How much notice

If we cannot agree

Talk first

Use a mediator

Ask the court

Other things we agree on

Pick your state → · Move-away notice rules →

Sources

Last checked: November 2026