Co-Parenting Agreement Template — Week 3 Worksheet

Divorce & Starting Over · Week 3, Lesson 3

Co-Parenting Agreement Template

Draft your parenting schedule, communication rules, and ground rules for your family

Parent 1 Name

Parent 2 Name

Child / Children (names & ages)

Date Drafted

Part 1: Custody Arrangement

Legal Custody (who makes major decisions about education, medical, religion):

Joint legal custody (both parents decide together) Sole legal custody (one parent decides):

Physical Custody (where children primarily live):

Joint physical (approximately equal time with each parent) Primary with , visitation with

Part 2: Regular Weekly Schedule

Part 3: Holiday & Vacation Schedule

Part 4: Communication Ground Rules

Primary communication method between parents: (text / email / co-parenting app)
Response time expectation for non-emergency messages: within hours
Children may call the other parent during parenting time: Yes / No / After pm
We agree NOT to discuss adult issues (finances, legal matters) in front of the children
We agree NOT to speak negatively about the other parent to or in front of the children
Emergency contact: both parents notified within minutes of any medical emergency
School communications: both parents on distribution list (confirm with school records by )

Part 5: Dispute Resolution

When we disagree on parenting decisions, we agree to follow this process:

Step 1 — Try to resolve between ourselves via:

Step 2 — If unresolved after ___ days, involve:

Step 3 — If still unresolved, we agree to use this mediator or process:

Part 6: Review & Modification

This agreement will be reviewed and updated on or before:

Circumstances that would trigger a review (school change, relocation, etc.):