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Do encourage your child to have a continued relationship with the other parent.  \nDo establish and maintain a calm atmosphere and a stable environment. Do maintain regular patterns of contact with both parents.  \nDo inform your child’s teachers about your separation or divorce and about any changes in living arrangements.  \nDo include the other parent in important decisions and events in your child’s life.  \nDo continue to reassure your children that even though you and the other parent are no longer together that both of you will always love and care for them.  \nDon’t have hostile, name-calling fights in front of the children.  \nDon’t ask your child to choose whom he or she loves more or with whom he or she wants to live.  \nDon’t let your child feel like he or she is being shuttled between parents.  \nDon’t use the child for emotional support or as someone in whom you confide your deep, dark secrets.  \nDon’t try to hurt your ex-spouse by discouraging visitation.  \nDon’t say negative things about your exspouse even if you feel strongly that they are true.  \nDon’t use your child to deliver messages to your ex-spouse.  \nDon’t prevent the other parent’s relatives from having access to the child.  \nDon’t allow issues of visitation or custody to become linked with those of spousal and child support.  \nFor copies of this and other brochures in the “Creating a Parenting Plan” series, contact Family Court Services at (213) 830-0835  \nTo schedule a mediation appointment and for the online Our Children First Program go [to: ](to: www.lacourt.org)[www.lacourt.org](to: www.lacourt.org)  \n[www.lacourt.org](www.lacourt.org)  \nFAM FCS 013 (Rev. 9/15)  \nCreating A Parenting Plan  \nFAMILY COURT SERVICES  \nWhat is a Parenting Plan?  \nA parenting plan describes how decisions will be made when the child will be with each parent by setting forth:  \nx Legal custody  \nx Time-sharing schedule  \nx Holiday and vacation schedule  \nx Transportation arrangements  \nx Any other agreements about the care of and responsibility for the child.  \nYour parenting plan may provide a general overview of the custody arrangements or describe the plan precisely. General plans are suitable for parents with a low level of conflict, while plans that are more specific work best for parents experiencing high conflict in their relationship.  \nFactors to Consider When Creating a Plan:  \nx The age, maturity level and temperament of each child.  \nx Any special needs of the child.  \nx Each child’s relationship with siblings and parents.  \nx The distance between the two homes.  \nx The flexibility of both parents’ work schedules.  \nx Child care arrangements.  \nx Transportation needs.  \nx The ability of the parents to communicate and cooperate.  \nLegal Custody Options  \nJoint Legal Custody means that both parents share the right and responsibility to make decisions related to the health, education and welfare of the child (Family Code section 3003) . In making the custody order the Court may grant joint legal custody without granting joint physical custody (Family Code section 3085) .  \nSole Legal Custody means one parent has the right and responsibility to make decisions related to the health, education and welfare of the child (Family Code Section 3006) .  \nPhysical Custody Options  \nJoint Physical Custody means that each parent has significant periods of time with the child. Joint physical custody shall be shared in such a way so as to assure a child of frequent and continuing contact with both parents (Family Code section 3004) . 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