About Us

• Parental Agreements
• Cohabiting Agreements (protect your property and other assets)
• Non-molestation Orders (prevent an abuser from using or threatening violence)
• Occupation Orders (remove an abuser from your home or declare your right to be there)
• Tracing Services

At Parenting Plan, we work in accordance with section 1 of the Children Act 1989 which states: "the welfare of the child shall be the court's paramount consideration". 

We specialize in bringing order to the existing and future living arrangements for your child. We are dedicated to helping to create a stable environment for your child during and after a parent's separation.

Our core values are at the heart of all we do to assist parents and legal guardians in managing the welfare of their children.

Parenting Plan aims to minimize the stress that broken relationships often experience.

Parenting Plan delivers a professional and efficient service with high standards in client care for a fraction of solicitor's fees to issue court proceedings. Given the ever-changing ways in how we work today, our prices are consciously made affordable (see our PRICE LIST).

We are committed to giving you peace of mind knowing your parental concerns are handled expertly. We encourage firm living arrangements that benefit the child first and foremost. 

It is widely recognised that parental agreements entered into voluntarily are more likely to succeed in the long term. 

In any event, we do what we do for the benefit of the child and peaceful transitions for the parents.

If a parent, on the advice of a family lawyer, decides to issue legal proceedings to obtain, for example, a Child Arrangement Order (CAO), your parental agreement will serve as strong evidence between both parents and assist the court, whether it is signed or unsigned.

However, the court requires the parties to attend a family mediation information assessment meeting (MIAM) where a mediation specialist will help to resolve any disputes before you submit your application to the court.

Therefore, a well-drafted parental agreement will demonstrate your intention to the court that you formulated an agreement between you and your ex-partner attempting to manage the welfare of your child fairly and responsibly.

An important point worth mentioning; in accordance with Civil Procedure Rules 44.2 (CPR 44.2), the court will have regard to all the circumstances as to whether the costs (solicitors/court fees) you incurred as a direct result of your ex-partner breaching the parental agreement, are payable by your ex-partner. As such, the court may consider awarding you your costs. This means, your ex-partner potentially may have to pay your court costs. So a parental agreement is certainly worth having in place at an early stage.