Joint legal custody
Parents share important decisions about their children, including education, medical care and religion.
Family law / Custody
A parenting plan built for ordinary Tuesdays.
A good plan is practical, specific and made for the life your children actually have, not just for the moment you sign it.
Request a confidential consultation →Physical care
One parent has primary physical care, while both parents usually have scheduled time with the children.
Joint physical care
The children spend substantial time in both homes under a defined schedule.
The plan itself
Make the hard moments less improvised.
A parenting plan can cover the school-week routine, holidays, summers and how parents communicate when something needs to change. Divorcing parents must also complete Iowa’s parenting class. Before a contested custody trial, mediation is required.
Existing orders
Changing an existing custody order.
When a parent moves or a child’s needs change, the order may need to change too.
If both parents agree, the change is a flat $1,250. If not, it usually goes to mediation first.
See fees →“Our parenting plan actually works on a Tuesday night, not just on paper.”
Tasha R., Johnston