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CustodyPlan

How it works

Seven steps from a blank calendar to a document you can file. You see everything before you pay for anything.

Parents and children

Free

Who the plan is for, and which state it will be filed in.

Residential schedule

Free

Choose the pattern, set the start date, and see the overnights counted.

Holidays and school breaks

Free

Divide the holidays and breaks, and watch the annual totals update.

Exchanges and transportation

Free

Where exchanges happen, when, and who drives.

Decision-making

Free

Who decides on education, health care, religion and activities.

Standard provisions

Free

First refusal, relocation, travel, communication and dispute resolution.

Review and export

Payment happens here

Check everything, then export your court-ready plan.

Step 2, in practice

The schedule is the part that matters

Everything else in the plan is built around it. Here is the same tool the builder uses, try it now.

Build a schedule

Switch patterns, change the start date, and watch the overnight counts move.

Schedule pattern

50/50

Each parent keeps the same two weekdays every week and the weekends alternate, producing a repeating 2-2-5-5 night pattern.

January 2026

  • Parent A
  • Parent B

Tap any night to switch parents.

What you get

Inside the exported plan

Everything below is in the document, formatted and ready to review or file.

  • Cover page with both parents and each child
  • The residential schedule written out in full
  • Holiday rotation table for the next three years
  • Annual overnight counts and percentages
  • School break and summer arrangements
  • Exchange times, locations and transportation
  • Decision-making by category, with tiebreakers
  • Communication terms for parents and children
  • Standard provisions you selected
  • Printable month calendars for the plan year
  • Signature blocks and date lines
  • A clear statement that it isn't legal advice

How it works, questions

How long does it take?
Most parents finish in one sitting, around fifteen to thirty minutes. The schedule and holiday decisions take the longest, and they're conversations rather than typing.
Do I need an account?
Not to build. The calendar, the schedule library, the overnight counts and the holiday rotations all work with no sign-up. You create an account when you want to save the plan or export it.
Can I stop and come back?
Yes. Your progress is kept in your browser as you go, and once you have an account it syncs so you can pick it up on another device.
What do I actually get when I export?
A formatted parenting plan PDF: the residential schedule written out, a holiday rotation table covering the next three years, your exact annual overnight counts and percentages, exchange and transportation terms, decision-making, the standard provisions you selected, printable month calendars, and signature blocks. One-time price $39.
Can both parents work on it?
One person builds the plan and shares the exported document. We deliberately don't build a two-sided collaborative editor, in practice it turns into a negotiation surface, and that belongs in a conversation or a mediation, not in a form.

Document preparation only: not legal advice. Not affiliated with any court.

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