Florida Parenting Plans

Attorney-drafted, legally compliant Florida parenting plans — including agreed modifications of an existing plan — clear enough to follow, and specific enough to prevent the next dispute.

What a parenting plan covers

Clarity for parents. Stability for children.

In Florida, a parenting plan is the court-approved document that governs how parents share responsibility for and time with their children. It is required in any case involving time-sharing — whether in a divorce, a paternity matter, or a modification.

Why attorney-drafted?

The standard court forms leave many decisions open to interpretation. An attorney-drafted plan anticipates common points of conflict — late exchanges, holiday overlaps, out-of-state travel, schedule changes — and addresses them before they become a problem.

Flat-fee options

Stand-alone parenting plan packages

For parents who agree on the terms.

MODIFICATIONS

Accord Parenting Plan™

$1,295

For modifying an existing Florida parenting plan when both parents agree on the changes.

Strategy session with the attorney
Review of your current parenting plan
Attorney-drafted modified parenting plan reflecting your agreed changes
Updated parental responsibility and time-sharing schedule
Updated holidays, vacations, school breaks, exchanges, and communication
Requires both parents to agree to the modification

MORE CUSTOMIZED

Accord Parenting Plus™

$1,695

For parents needing a more customized agreement.

Everything in Parenting Plan™
More detailed scheduling and decision-making provisions
Enhanced travel and out-of-state provisions
Detailed exchange and communication protocols
Child-support guideline calculations

Going through a divorce with children? The parenting plan is already included in Family Forward™.

Moving away?

Relocation and long-distance parenting

Under Florida law, a parent who wants to move more than 50 miles from their current residence for at least 60 consecutive days generally needs the other parent’s written agreement and a court order, or the court’s permission through a court order. When both parents agree, the plan should spell out the new long-distance schedule, travel costs, and communication.

Plans may need special terms for:

Questions

Parenting Plans FAQs

Do we need a parenting plan if we’re not married?

Yes, if you want time-sharing and parental responsibility established by the court. Unmarried parents typically address this in a paternity case, and the parenting plan is a central part of it.

What is shared parental responsibility?

It means both parents share major decisions about the child — such as education and non-emergency health care. Florida courts order shared parental responsibility unless it would be detrimental to the child.

Does Florida favor mothers in time-sharing?

No. Florida law does not favor either parent based on gender, and since 2023 there is a rebuttable presumption that equal time-sharing is in the child’s best interests.

Can a parenting plan be changed later?

Parents can agree to changes and submit a modified plan to the court. When both parents agree, Accord Parenting Plan™ ($1,295) handles the modification. Without agreement, a modification generally requires showing a substantial and material change in circumstances and that the change is in the child’s best interests. For any modification to be enforceable, you must obtain a court order. That is included in our Parenting Plan packages.

A parenting plan that works for your family

Talk with us for 15 minutes — free — about which parenting plan package fits.

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Flat fees apply only to qualifying, standard-scope matters after attorney review and acceptance of your case. Service-of-process charges, recording fees, mediator fees, valuation costs, experts, accountants, and other third-party charges are not included. Retirement-division orders (QDROs), unusual real-estate or title issues, substantial tax issues, and other advanced work are quoted separately. This page is general information, not legal advice. Contacting Accord Law Florida does not create an attorney-client relationship.