Parenting plan proposal
Prepare parenting plan proposal using your own facts, evidence and verified legal grounds.
What you will prepare
- Procedural history and existing orders
- Child-focused needs, routines and relationships
- Major decisions and day-to-day responsibilities
- Schedule, responsibilities and arrangements
- Communication, information sharing and contact
- Safety, family violence and support considerations
- Holidays, travel, handovers and relocation questions
- Existing orders, agreements and temporary arrangements
- How the plan can be reviewed or changed
- Proposed terms
Information to have ready
Case reference, court and jurisdiction, party names, author contact details, relevant dates and your supporting exhibits. Provide verified legal grounds where requested; the tool does not invent authorities or facts.
Review before filing
Confirm that this document is appropriate for the proceeding, use any mandatory official form, check confidentiality and redactions, and complete required signatures, swearing and service. A draft export is not a filing or proof of service.
Department of Justice Canada — Create a Parenting Plan ↗
Department of Justice Canada — Parenting Plan Checklist ↗
Government of Québec — Separation and divorce: determining child custody ↗
Government of Québec — Advantages of family mediation ↗
British Columbia Family Law Act — Part 4: Care of and time with children ↗
Province of British Columbia — Family Law Act overview ↗
Province of British Columbia — What does “best interests of the child” mean? ↗
Province of British Columbia — What happens if one parent wants to move? ↗
BC Provincial Court Family Rules ↗
Government of Ontario — Parenting time, decision-making responsibility and contact ↗
Gouvernement de l’Ontario — Temps parental, responsabilité décisionnelle et contact ↗
Children’s Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.12 ↗
Loi portant réforme du droit de l’enfance, L.R.O. 1990, chap. C.12 ↗
Services aux tribunaux de l’Ontario — Comment remplir la formule 35.1 ↗
Ontario Family Law Rules, O. Reg. 114/99 — Rule 35.1 ↗
Government of Alberta — Family law legislation ↗
Government of Alberta — Apply for a Parenting Order ↗
Government of Alberta — Create a parenting agreement or file a Consent Order ↗
Government of Alberta — Family law kits ↗
Government of Alberta — Enforce parenting time ↗
Government of Alberta — Family violence / Violence familiale ↗
Gouvernement de l’Alberta — Violence familiale ↗
Government of Alberta — Parenting After Separation / Le rôle parental après la séparation ↗
Government of Manitoba — Parenting Plans ↗
Gouvernement du Manitoba — Plans parentaux ↗
Government of Manitoba — Parenting Agreements ↗
Government of Manitoba — Court Parenting Orders ↗
Government of Manitoba — Family Division Procedures ↗
The Family Law Act, S.M. 2022, c. 15 ↗
The Family Law Act, S.M. 2022, c. 15 — bilingual PDF ↗
Manitoba Parenting Plan Checklist ↗
Manitoba Courts — Standard Clauses in Family Court Proceedings ↗
New Brunswick Family Law Act, 2020, c.23 ↗
New Brunswick Family Law Resource Guide ↗
Guide de ressources en droit de la famille au Nouveau-Brunswick ↗
New Brunswick Court of King’s Bench — Court Forms ↗
Rule 81 — Family Law Rule in Judicial Districts with a Case Management Model ↗
Practice Directive 2024-03 — Shared Parenting Time / Temps parental partagé ↗
Online Parent Information Program ↗
Frequently Asked Questions — Family Division ↗
Domestic, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence and Stalking ↗
Children’s Law (Amendment) Act and Family Law (Amendment) Act, 2026, c.10 ↗
Children’s Law Act, RSNL1990 c.C-13 ↗
Family Law Act, RSNL1990 c.F-2 ↗
Family Violence Protection Act, SNL2005 c.F-3.1 ↗
Family Justice Services / Services de justice familiale ↗
Services de justice familiale ↗
Family Justice Services Request for Service ↗
Family Rules, Practice Notes and Forms / Règles, notes de pratique et formules ↗
Règles, notes de pratique et formules en matière familiale — généralités ↗
Provincial Court Family Court ↗
Provincial Court Family Court Forms ↗
Family Division Jurisdiction ↗
Violence Prevention Initiative — Where to Get Help ↗
Nova Scotia Family Law — Parenting plan ↗
Qu’est-ce qu’un plan parental? ↗
Nova Scotia Parenting Plan Guide ↗
Parenting Terms: What do the Words Mean? ↗
Termes parentaux : De quoi s’agit-il? ↗
FAQ sur les ententes parentales ↗
Decision-making Responsibilities and Spending Time with a Child ↗
Responsabilité décisionnelle et passer du temps avec un enfant ↗
Formulaires sur les arrangements parentaux ↗
Family Division Practice Memorandum Forms ↗
Les règles de procédure civile de la Nouvelle-Écosse — Formulaires ↗
Department of Justice: Legislation ↗
Parent Information Program / Programme d’information parentale ↗
Programme d’information parentale ↗
Family Violence — General Information ↗
Parenting Time with Children ↗
Parenting After Separation Program ↗
Family Matters: Assisting Families through Separation and Divorce ↗
Affaires familiales : Aide aux familles vivant une séparation ou un divorce ↗
Rules, Forms & Practice Directives ↗
Family Practice Directive #2 — Mandatory Parenting Education Programs ↗
Family Practice Directive #7 ↗
The Children’s Law Act, 2020, SS 2020, c.2 ↗
French Services / Services en français ↗
Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Programs in Saskatchewan ↗
Represent Yourself in Family Court ↗
Family Law Information Centre ↗
Aperçu des services offerts par le Centre d’information sur le droit de la famille ↗
Get mediation when going through divorce or separation ↗
Divorce ou séparation : recours à la médiation ↗
Get an order to keep someone away from you ↗
Get help: escape a violent situation ↗
Venir en aide à une victime de violence familiale ↗
Règles de procédure et formules ↗
Parenting After Separation or Divorce — FAMILY-2 ↗
Form DIV 1 — Notice of Relocation ↗
Rule 63 — Divorce and Family Law ↗
Children’s Act / Loi sur l’enfance ↗
Family Violence Prevention Act / Loi sur la prévention de la violence familiale ↗
Family Property and Support Act / Loi sur le patrimoine familial et l’obligation alimentaire ↗
Parenting arrangements after separation or divorce ↗
Family Law Guide — Family Law in the NWT ↗
Guide sur le droit de la famille ↗
Child custody and access / Garde des enfants et droits de visite ↗
Garde des enfants et droits de visite ↗
NWT Family Law Mediation Program ↗
Programme de médiation en droit de la famille des TNO ↗
Parenting After Separation workshops ↗
Le rôle parental à la suite d’une séparation ↗
Children’s Law Act / Loi sur le droit de l’enfance ↗
Family Law Act / Loi sur le droit de la famille ↗
Victim services / Services aux victimes ↗
Protection orders / Ordonnances de protection ↗
Court forms / Formulaires des tribunaux ↗
Legislation and rules of court ↗
Médiation d’un plan parental ↗
Préparation à la médiation d’un plan parental ↗
Parenting Arrangement Assessment ↗
Supervised Parenting Time and Exchange Program ↗
About the Office of the Children’s Lawyer ↗
Family Law Navigator Self-Navigation Tool ↗
Representing Yourself in the Supreme Court ↗
Victims of Family Violence Act ↗