I know that making financial decisions during a separation is stressful. That is why you can enrol today and complete the first two modules of the course material for free. You get to step inside, experience the supportive, child-focussed clinical guidance, and ensure it is the right fit for your family before you pay a cent.

Lawyers are experts in the law; what you need is an expert in child development and family systems. A lawyer can make your agreement "legal," but they can’t tell you if a week-about schedule will cause your six-year-old to regress. This course ensures your legal documents are actually functional and developmentally sound. Use this to build the plan, and if two signatures on the page don't carry enough weight for your comfort, take it to your lawyer for the final "rubber stamp." You’ll save hours of expensive back-and-forth.

Then this course is actually more important for you. In high-conflict dynamics, ambiguity is the fuel. By creating a clinically-backed Proposal on your own, you gain clarity on the arguments you don’t need to have, the work-around solutions you didn’t know were there (that don’t compromise your values or your kids), and the small number of issues where you really do need to stand your ground. Through it all, you’ll have confidence that every recommendation you make is truly in the best interests of your kids, staying focused on your child’s well-being above the struggle.

Not even close.  You can find a template for free, and AI can spit out a generic schedule in seconds, but neither of them will help you with the specific developmental milestones of your children in your situation. 

This is a guided process. I won’t make the decisions for you, but I’ll sure as heck give you everything you need to make strong, informed choices for yourself. It’s the difference between using "AI Slop" to auto-fill a generic house plan and having a Master Architect sit down with you to design a home that actually fits the way your family lives. One looks okay on a screen but collapses under pressure. The other is a Blueprint for Stability—engineered by an expert to ensure that when the winds of conflict blow, your kids’ world doesn’t shake.

Roughly 80% of parents will complete this course and reach an agreement without needing any other input. For the remaining 20%, the course will resolve many of the contested issues, leaving you with a small number of decisions that would benefit from personalised support. You can book a troubleshooting or plan review session with me, or take your questions to your collaborative coach, lawyer, or mediator.

Work through the 90% you agree on, so the experts can help you bridge the final 10% with care.

Beautiful human, you’re asking the right questions. Co-parenting without conflict takes more than signatures of a carefully drafted contract.

It’s crucial we don’t put the cart before the horse. You can’t attempt to bring your co-parent on board when you’re still figuring out for yourself what it truly is you need them onboard with.

As we step through each area of your plan, you will find new ways to express your wants and needs, shared ground you mightn’t realise you even had. And if you are in the situation of raising kids with someone who uses high conflict strategies? You’ll find clear, exact guidance on the most affordable and efficient pathways to stay out of litigation and still develop a water-tight agreement that holds.

We think it’s awesome you want to work together on this. A single purchase grants you both full access to all course materials and the Parenting Plan template. Once you enrol, you can send your co-parent a private invitation link from within the course. They’ll get their own secure login to review the clinical guidance and draft their ideas on their own document. You can then use the course framework to confidently bring your ideas together.

Yes, absolutely. You are in the right place. If you're working independently, this course guides you through creating a balanced, considerate proposal that takes your co-parent's perspective into account. Your final draft will by your expertly informed Proposal, giving you confidence when you present it to your co-parent or take it to mediation or your lawyer.

This course provides a Parenting Plan Proposal ready for signing, which is a legally recognised document showing your current agreed intentions. It is not legally enforceable like a Court Order. However, non-enforceable signed Parenting Plans like this document provide strong evidence of your agreement if you later seek collaboration, mediation or Consent Orders. The focus is on voluntary compliance driven by clinical knowledge, which is the ultimate determinant of a plan's success. If you require legally binding orders, your lawyer can help you take your child focussed proposal through the process of a Consent Order.

There is no right or wrong pace here. Some parents complete this course over a weekend, and others take several weeks to reflect on each section. Trust yourself about what works for your situation.

No. Parenting Plans deal only with the care, welfare, and development of the children. Financial arrangements like child support, spousal maintenance, or property are a separate legal stream. We don't want to mix conversations about money with conversations about parenting time. We do, however, provide recommendations for trusted professionals who can help you with your financial separation.

Just Fund provides financial support to families going through separation, including funding Co-Parenting Companion services. This is an ideal solution for parents who know they will have financial capacity after their settlement is finalised, but whose capital is tied up in assets or, for whatever reason, they can't access it right now. Just Fund's model is a standard interest-bearing loan, not a percentage payout like litigation funders. The loan amount is not tied to the size of your final settlement, and there are no repayments until your financial settlement is finalised. You can explore more about their funding options here.