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All three custody structures drafted side by side, plus the Beyond 18 Addendum, so you can compare the ones you are weighing and keep the others in case things change.

Joint 50/50, Sole Custody and Split Custody plans, plus Beyond 18 · PDF + editable Word

Bought separately, with Beyond 18: $128  ·  Together: $87  ·  You save $41

The hardest part isn't choosing the custody arrangement. It's choosing it now, in the middle of the worst year of your life, for a family that won't be the same family in five years. Your kids will be older. Their needs will shift. One parent may move. A schedule that fits a 7-year-old won't fit a 14-year-old.

Most decree-drafting proceeds as if none of that is true: pick one custody type, build one set of provisions, file it, and hope nothing changes. This bundle is built differently.

The three structures, in plain language

Joint 50/50. Both parents share joint legal custody, meaning both participate in major decisions about education, medical care, and welfare. Physical custody is shared close to equally. Equal-time schedules vary widely, week-on/week-off, 2-2-3, 5-2-2-5, alternating blocks, and the overnight counts don't have to land on exactly half to be treated as an equal-time arrangement.

Sole physical / joint legal. The children live primarily with one parent; the other has a defined parent-time schedule. “Sole physical” describes where the children sleep most nights. It doesn't transfer decision-making. Joint legal custody is preserved in most of these arrangements, so major decisions stay shared.

Split custody. Two or more children, with at least one living primarily with each parent. Both parents typically still share joint legal custody of every child, not just the one in their home. Sibling time together is its own provision rather than a byproduct of the split.

Which structure describes your case is a legal question, and not one I can answer. I'm not an attorney. This describes what the framework covers so you can recognize whether it's in the neighborhood, then confirm it with counsel.

What's inside

• The Split Custody plan, as a PDF and an editable Word file.
• The Joint 50/50 plan, as a PDF and an editable Word file.
• The Sole Custody plan, as a PDF and an editable Word file.
• The Beyond 18 Addendum, as a PDF and an editable Word file.
• Each template with its own Attorney Notes and twenty-one hard-won lessons.
• All three share the same core provisions to raise with your attorney: a 48-hour response rule, a fee-shifting provision for concealed finances, the curbside exchange protocol, the complete shared-expense framework, the expanded right-of-first-refusal provision, and the tiered dispute-resolution process. Whether any specific provision is enforceable in your state is a question for your attorney.

Which one fits

• The bundle fits if you're weighing more than one arrangement and want them side by side, or if you expect your situation may change in the coming years.
• A single template fits if you're confident about your arrangement, drafting this decree now, and don't anticipate it changing materially before the children age out.
• Not sure? The free guide Which Parenting Plan Fits walks through it, and your attorney can confirm which structure fits your case. Bought the wrong thing? Email within 14 days and we'll exchange it at no cost.

This may fit your situation if

• You're between two custody arrangements and want to compare them side by side
• You expect your situation may change in the coming years and want flexibility in hand

What this is not: Legal advice. A finished or court-ready document. A child-support calculation for your case. A determination of which custody arrangement is right for any specific family. A guarantee any provision is enforceable in your state. A substitute for an attorney licensed in your state. A guarantee of any outcome.

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