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Melissa graduated from the Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri. She has been a member of the Missouri Bar Association since 2003 and was named one of St. Louis ' Best Lawyers by ALIVE Magazine. She has extensive experience with resolving legal issues through negotiation and mediation. Melissa also has the litigation expertise to represent your best interests in the courtroom. She is dedicated to protecting the rights of children and families.  \nPage 3 of 17  \nCrafting a Conflict-Preventing Parenting Plan: Your Key to Smooth Co-Parenting  \nA parenting plan is a written agreement, generally a court ordered agreement, that is intended to provide structure to co-parents for the most important aspects of their co-parenting. Parenting plan provisions and structure then to vary from state to state and even by Court, but there are common aspects to each plan. This guide is intended to cover the areas that I see generally result in conflict between coparents.  \nCustody modification can be very costly and an enormous source of stress. A carefully drafted parenting plan can solve many common problems that often lead to contentious modifications. If you are currently in a modification, recrafting your parenting plan can still yield significant improvements in your quality of life!  \nMany times, if parents are newly separated or going through a divorce, they are not yet aware of what potential conflicts they may have with their coparent. I strongly recommend that parents physically separate and give a specified temporary schedule a trial run for at least 90 days before finalizing their plan. In some states, that does mean that their divorce or custody case is not finalized for a few months. 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