Get your parenting plan checked by a mediator
Updated: Oct 7
You've drafted a parenting plan. Maybe you've written it to share with the other parent, maybe you worked on it together or started from a template. Before it goes any further, it's worth having someone who reads these every week look it over.
That's what our Parenting Plan Review is for.
How it works
You send us your draft through a short online form. Word is best. PDF works, but not photos or scans. We check your plan against the topics a parenting plan needs to cover and send you a written report within two business days.
What the report covers
Topics your plan doesn't cover at all.
Topics it mentions but leaves unclear.
Wording that could be read more than one way.
Questions to work through together.
What it isn't
It isn't legal advice, and we don't tell you what your arrangements should be. Those decisions stay with you. Your review is done by an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, and where a question needs a lawyer, we'll say so.
Who it's for
Anyone with a draft parenting plan, anywhere in Australia. That includes plans drafted in a co-parenting app or from an online template. Often that's one parent checking a draft before sharing it with the other. Sometimes it's both parents checking a plan they've agreed before they sign.
It's done entirely online and only one parent needs to ask for the review. If the review shows you're further apart than you thought, online mediation can help you work it through together.
Can't agree on the plan?
If you and the other parent are stuck on parts of the plan, family mediation can help you settle them. We run sessions by Zoom anywhere in Australia, even if you live in different states, with fixed fees and no waitlist. See how online family mediation works.
Questions about using a mediator for your parenting plan
Can we use a mediator for reviewing a parenting plan?
In a mediation, an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner helps you both agree on the arrangements and put them in writing. If you've already drafted a plan, our review checks it for gaps before it goes further.
What should a parenting plan include?
More than most people expect. Living arrangements, time with each parent and holidays are just the start. A review shows you what your draft has missed.
Is a parenting plan legally binding?
Not on its own. It's a signed and dated agreement, not a court order. To make it binding, you can ask the court for consent orders, and you'll need a lawyer for that.
How much does it cost to have a mediator check a parenting plan?
It's $300 plus GST, fixed. You get a written report within two business days of payment.
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