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Custody & parenting plans
A parenting plan built around your children’s real week, so it still works when they are older.
Agreed plans: 4 to 8 weeks · Disputed custody: several months
Is this you?
You are separating and need to decide where the children will live
You have a draft parenting plan and want it checked
The other parent wants something you do not think is right for the children
The process
How it usually goes
The children’s week
We start with school, activities, travel and family, not with a standard schedule.
Options
We explain the arrangements that fit, including holidays and how decisions get made.
Agreement or hearing
We negotiate the plan, use mediation where it helps, or prepare for a hearing if needed.
Final plan
A written plan in plain English, filed with the court and easy to follow.
In more detail
Courts decide custody based on the best interests of the child. In practice, the plans that work are the ones the parents helped design, because they reflect how the family actually lives.
We help you think through the details that cause problems later: school holidays, birthdays, travel abroad, new partners, and how to handle a disagreement without going back to court.
Questions people ask
Will my children have to speak to the judge?
Can we change the plan later?
Fixed fee
$950
flat fee
Plan review
A second look at a parenting plan or agreement before you sign it.
Your lawyer for this
Daniel Okafor
Partner
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Talk it through, privately.
A free 20-minute call with a family lawyer. You choose how we contact you, and nothing you say commits you to anything.