---
title: "Parenting plan topics from the Attorney-General's fact sheet"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/parenting-plan-topics"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a16-parenting-plan-topics"
area_id: "A16"
kind: "other"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A16-T1-R7", "A16-P20260916-3"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Parenting plan topics from the Attorney-General's fact sheet

> Headings for a written parenting plan, limited to what the September 2024 fact sheet says a plan is, what it can cover, and what it does not do.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/parenting-plan-topics  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Other. A precedent that fits none of the other kinds.
- Practice area: [Family Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the authority it cites, for Australia.

## When to use it

Use when both parents are prepared to write down arrangements for a child and it is safe to do so. A plan is not a parenting order. Do not use it to record a history of family violence.

## Used for these tasks

- [Draft a parenting plan or parenting orders from the arrangements sheet](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/draft-a-parenting-plan-or-parenting-orders-from-the-arrangements-sheet.md)
- [Turn existing parenting orders into a practical arrangements sheet](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/turn-existing-parenting-orders-into-a-practical-arrangements-sheet.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may place the parents' agreed arrangements under these headings; the lawyer checks that each arrangement is specific, safe, and agreed, and that the plan is not treated as an order.

**AI may:**

- Sort an arrangements sheet into the topics the fact sheet lists
- Leave a heading blank where the parents have not agreed
- Remind the file that the fact sheet says there is no presumption of equal time or of equal shared decision-making

**AI must not:**

- Must not invent arrangements the parents have not agreed
- Must not write a narrative of family violence, or any affidavit, into the plan
- Must not describe the plan as enforceable, or file it as consent orders, unless the lawyer has taken that separate step

**The lawyer checks:**

- Both parents will sign and date the plan, and it is made free from threat, duress or coercion
- Safety of the child and of the people who care for the child has been considered before any plan is proposed
- If an existing parenting order is being changed, the order does not forbid a later plan, and the parents are told that inconsistent parts of the old order may not be enforceable
- Child support is not given a figure in the plan until the special rules the fact sheet points to have been read

## Authorities

- [Attorney-General's Department, Parenting plans fact sheet, published 12 September 2024 (PDF): writing, signature, best interests, and the topics a plan may cover](https://www.ag.gov.au/families-and-marriage/publications/parenting-plans-fact-sheet)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/parenting-plan-topics and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*