@Bcc212 I'm not trying to knock the wind out of your sails, but I've got to throw this hand grenade in the room. You have'nt been ordered to produce a Court Bundle, its a FHDRA, not a Final Hearing, so why are you inconveniencing yourself with the task buddy?
Typically when they are ordered, they are ordered as paginated Digital Bundles, in .PDF format, so that you, the other party and the court can print them out.
I bought a cheap HP printer, binder, and hole punch from Amazon.
A parenting plan can show you are thinking sensibly about co-parenting and your childrens future. It's hard to make timing decisions or other specifics without the approval of the other party and the court so just put, dates/time to be agreed where applicable.
Parenting Agreement For XXXXX
“The aim of this agreement is to put in place an arrangement for parenting our children that will benefit them over their childhood and enable them to be close to each of us."
PARENTING AND CARE ARRANGEMENTS
Our children will live with their mother as follows:
Our children will spend time with their father as follows:
Within this arrangement we agree that there will be flexibility as follows:
Delays caused by work commitments will be communicated and timings rescheduled amicably. Delays caused by illness of either parent or children will be communicated and timings rescheduled amicably.
Other people who will also look after our children are:
If a parent is ill and cannot care for our children, we will:
Communicate such events to the other parent in the first instance and make alternative arrangements.
When our children are in our care, we will undertake to communicate as follows:
Anything significant relating to the children’s health. Anything relating to the children’s education.
When our children are in our care, they will communicate with their other parent as follows:
Telephone or FaceTime call with the other parent whenever requested by the child/ren.
The rules around care for our children are:
The basic rules around issues such as bedtime, homework, and behaviour etc will be at the discretion of the parent with care.
HOLIDAYS AND OTHER SPECIAL TIMES
Holidays:
Both parents should be able to arrange a holiday with the children to a holiday destination for a defined period. Once agreed neither parent will obstruct the other parent from such arrangements. Both parents will agree to provide the other with as much notice as possible. Both parents will agree on a temporary rescheduling of the Parenting Plan to accommodate booked holidays. Both parents agree to permit the children to communicate via telephone or FaceTime with the other parent at the request of the children whilst on holiday.
Special days:
The children will be able to spend time with and receive gifts from both parents on their respective birthdays. Both parents will be able to spend time with and receive gifts from both children on their respective birthdays. The children should be encouraged to observe and spend time with either parent on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.
Religious festivals (where applicable):
The children will be able to spend time with and receive gifts from both parents over the (religious) period. The children will be able to spend (overnight) and morning with either parent on alternating years. The parent that has the first (religius festival) overnight/morning will have the children for lunch. The other parent will then receive both children for the remaining half of (religious festival). The parent that has the children for the second half of (religious fesival) will have the children overnight until lunchtime on the following day before handing over the children to the other parent for the remaining half of (religious festival) and overnight.
Passports:
Both parents will agree on the production of Passports for both children to support travel for annual holidays. Both parents will share responsibility for holding the children’s passports depending on who is making arrangements at the time. Both parents will agree not to withhold the children’s passports to deny them a holiday
HEALTH AND EDUCATION
Health Issues:
Both parents will agree (or at least communicate with each other) which GP and Dentist the children will be registered with, who will take the children to medical appointments (e.g., the parent with whom the child is in the care of when the appointment falls). Both parents will agree to communicate any medical emergencies with the other parent.
Communicating with schools:
The school should be informed that the parents of XXXX XXXXX are operating a Parenting Plan. The school should be informed that both parents have parental responsibility and what that means in terms of their responsibility to communicate with each parent. Both parents have the right to attend parent’s evenings or other special school events etc.
Money:
Both parents will agree to share responsibility for purchasing items relating to school uniforms and school equipment. General weekday, weekend and holiday clothes will be the responsibility of the parent with care. The cost of funding school trips etc will be split equally by both parents.
Child Maintenance:
Child maintenance payments are currently made via the Child Maintenance Service with the father.
NEW PARTNERS
In the event that either parent meets someone new that they would like to form a relationship with they will follow these rules to avoid conflict with each other or placing stress on the children.
Telling each other:
Both parents will briefly and politely inform each other when appropriate.
Telling the children:
Both parents will inform the children when appropriate.
Other:
Both parents will agree to cooperate to deal with the children's reactions to new partners. Both parents will agree not to ask the children to call new partners 'mum' or 'dad' but to help them to understand that new people can be significant in their lives without replacing parental roles.
MANAGEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT
Both parents agree to review the effectiveness of this agreement on an annual basis. If either party believes that this agreement is breaking down, they will resolve the issues by communicating them and making arrangements to review the agreement.
We will resolve disputes of the workings of the agreement with brief and polite communication. If either party wishes to vary this agreement, they must briefly and politely communicate this to the other parent. If variations either party wishes to make cannot be agreed both parties agree to seek and attend mediation to resolve.
Signed by Mother: _____________________________
Signed by Father: _____________________________
Witnessed by (optional): _____________________________
Date: ____________________