Parenting Plan Guide

Learn how to make proactive co-parenting decisions.

Discover a simple framework for collaborative decision-making and develop a parenting plan that will serve your family well, both now and into the future.
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To decrease conflict, get ahead of it.

You both want what's best for your kids and for your relationship with them. The problem is, co-parents don't always agree what that looks like, and trying to figure it out in the heat of the moment can be especially tricky.

Our Parenting Plan Guide is an early-intervention tool that helps you problem-solve proactively.

Your family is unique. Your parenting plan should be, too.

Most parenting plans are generic, so they don't address specific challenges and leave families vulnerable to conflict. Our Parenting Plan Guide is comprehensive, so you don't leave anything to chance.
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    Clarify your goals for your kids.

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    Create a parenting time schedule that honors everyone.

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    Get ahead of hot-button issues.

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    Anticipate your kids' financial needs and how they'll be addressed.

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    Decide how you'll communicate with one another about your kids.

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    Create a game-plan for independent vs. joint decision-making.

Handle hot-button topics with a cool head.

The Parenting Plan Guide helps you anticipate and defuse 40+ common areas of conflict, such as:
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Parenting Time

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Expenses

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Media Use

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Education

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Discipline

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Find out what decisions to make and how to make them.

Your purchase includes:
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    Printable, workbook-style guide (43 pages)
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    Sample parenting schedules and checklists
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    BONUS GUIDE: Six Steps to Navigating Extracurriculars

Need additional support? Work with a Parent Team parenting plan expert!

“At last, a co-parenting guide that supports parents with relevant information, an easy to follow-format, and insights from true experts in the field.”
— Karen M.
“I am very grateful we can be proactive and smoothly navigate any road bumps in order to be the best co-parents possible for our son."
— Maria W.

Preserve your resources.

In the United States, divorce is a billion-dollar industry—and too often parents end up with an expensive plan that doesn't actually meet their family's needs. Or worse, they reach an impasse and the court makes critical decisions for them.

Our Parenting Plan Guide saves you time, money, and heartache.
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    Reach a more helpful agreement faster and with less conflict.
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    Avoid debilitating attorney fees.
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    Minimize the financial risk of future re-negotiations.

Meet the pros behind Parent Team.

With more than 30 years of combined experience in child and family counseling, financial planning, and mediation, we’ve seen how divorce can take its toll on families. We're convinced it doesn't have to be that way.

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Jen Schimbeno
CDFA®

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    Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®)
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    Financial Planner (Series 65)
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    Trained Mediator
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    Certified Conscious Uncoupling Coach
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    Accredited Practitioner in Collaborative Processes (Financial Neutral)
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Brandyn Roark Caires
M.S., LCPC

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    Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor for Children and Families
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    Trained Mediator
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    Certified Conscious Uncoupling Coach
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    Accredited Practitioner in Collaborative Processes (Mental Health Neutral)

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