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A Parenting Plan is part of a separation agreement. In the United States it is required by the district court along with divorce paperwork when parents divorce or separate. Depending upon the jurisdiction, separated parents may also enter into a Parenting Plan without ever going to Court. A Parenting Plan sets out the schedule and protocols for the living arrangements of children with separated parents. It allows parents to avoid future conflicts arising from a lack of guidelines in dealing with responsibilities relating to the children. Without specific agreements around these responsibilities disputes can arise and litigation may be needed to resolve these issues. When parents do not comply with this law the court is then forced to make decisions about the children's lives and come up with a Parenting Plan of their own. Parents can consider including binding arbitration where an arbitrator will make the same decisions that a judge would to avoid the courts in the future. A Parenting Plan may address some or all of the following topics: *Parenting Time (physical custody) *Decision Making (legal custody) *Transportation and Exchanges *Annual Vacations and School Breaks *Child Support *A Dispute Resolution Process *Schools Attended and Access to Records *Physical and Mental Health Care *Contact Information, Relocation and Foreign Travel *Social Activities and School functions *Overnights and Visitation *Communications and Mutual Decision-Making *Mediation and Arbitration *Medical Insurance and Related Expenses *Contact with Relatives and Significant Others *Taxes and Wills Financial issues such as child support, health insurance, tax issues, and survivor benefits differ by jurisdiction. Parents often determine these issues in a different process than determining the schedule for their children. In some jurisdictions, communities have a common parenting schedule that integrates with daycares, school bus service, sports and activities. These are organized by the Fair Parenting Project.〔See http://FairParenting.com〕 If the parenting plan is agreed by the parties before the court hearing, it is called "stipulated" or 'on consent'. A judge can approve such a stipulated parenting plan without a court hearing. Judges normally encourage parties to reach an agreement, rather than to go to hearing. == United States == In most of the states there is a law required that court-ordered parenting plans must set forth the ''minimum amount'' of parenting time and access a noncustodial parent is entitled to have. If the minimum time requirement is missing from the court order, that can lead to potential appeal of the order in a higher court. The first parenting plan usually is a part of divorce order, if children are involved. Parents later can modify the existing parenting plan by filing a new request with a court when circumstances have changed like parent relocation, child abuse issues, health problems etc. The standard short-distance visitation plan by the family court in most U.S. states consists of alternating weekends and some holidays, there are also medium and long-distance parental plans that allow to combine these visits into a longer stretches of time to reduce traveling. Parents normally can make variations to the state standard parenting plan or develop a different custom plan if the judge approves the changes. However, the child, at or around the age of 13, depending on the state, may have a right to testify in court about custody and parenting plan arrangements, which normally has a big impact on court decision. Parenting plans can also include various restrictions and general notes about parents contact with child, like regulation of safety issues, medical care, sports attendance, and many more. Sometimes a parenting plan has a restriction on parents relocation or waiver from state rules allowing parents to relocate without the request to court. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parenting plan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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