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The [http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/index.html Department of Justice] has continued to expand its excellent Supporting Families Experiencing Separation and Divorce Initiative with three important new public legal education resources designed to help separating parents create parenting plans for their children. | The [http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/index.html Department of Justice] has continued to expand its excellent Supporting Families Experiencing Separation and Divorce Initiative with three important new public legal education resources designed to help separating parents create parenting plans for their children. | ||
If you go to the [ | If you go to the [http://www.wikipedia.com Family Law page] on the Department's nicely redesigned ''website'' and click on the [http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/index.html "Custody and Parenting"] link you'll see four main subjects: | ||
Create a parenting plan | Create a parenting plan | ||
Protect your children | Protect your children | ||
Help your kids cope | Help your kids cope | ||
Information for grandparents | Information for grandparents | ||
Clicking on the "Create a parenting plan" | Clicking on the "Create a parenting plan" link will take you to a new page with links to the three new resources, Making Parenting Plans, a Parenting Plan Checklist and a Parenting Plan Tool. The Department's backgrounder says this about the first and third resources: | ||
"Making Plans gives parents information about what issues they need to address when coming up with a parenting arrangement after divorce (ex. schedule for time with children), as well as the processes that they can use to come up with this arrangement (ex. mediation, negotiation). This product promotes agreements between parents by emphasizing the importance of good communication, reducing conflict, and building a co-parenting relationship that focuses on the best interests of children. | "Making Plans gives parents information about what issues they need to address when coming up with a parenting arrangement after divorce (ex. schedule for time with children), as well as the processes that they can use to come up with this arrangement (ex. mediation, negotiation). This product promotes agreements between parents by emphasizing the importance of good communication, reducing conflict, and building a co-parenting relationship that focuses on the best interests of children. | ||
"The Parenting Plan Tool is a companion product to Making Plans. It is a practical guide to help parents develop a parenting plan. The Parenting Plan Tool contains sample clauses that parents can use as a starting point in developing their parenting plan." | "The Parenting Plan Tool is a companion product to Making Plans. It is a practical guide to help parents develop a parenting plan. The Parenting Plan Tool contains sample clauses that parents can use as a starting point in developing their parenting plan." | ||