Editing Parenting plan (section)

== Australia ==
Parenting Plans in [[Australia]]<ref name="relationshipspp"/> are a written agreement between two parents and are made without the assistance or endorsement of a court,<ref name="aucourts">{{cite web|title=If you agree on parenting arrangements|url=http://www.familycourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/fcoaweb/family-law-matters/parenting/if-you-agree-on-arrangements/|website=Family Court of Australia|access-date=3 October 2017|date=3 May 2016}}</ref> but can be made with the assistance of a mediator. Parenting plans can include as many or as few considerations about the child or children as both parents agree to. However child support payments are not generally included as payable child support is calculated by the Australian Government Child Support Agency (CSA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csa.gov.au|title=Australian Government Child Support Agency|access-date=2020-04-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627200451/http://www.csa.gov.au/|archive-date=2012-06-27|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Parenting plans are non-binding and not legally enforceable but may be written in such a way that they can submitted to a court for endorsement.<ref name="aucourts"/> Once endorsed the parenting plan becomes a binding consent order.<ref name="aucourts"/> Even if not endorsed by a court so as to be legally enforceable, if legal action is initiated after a parenting plan has been agreed between the parents, the court will give careful consideration and considerable weight to the agreed plan as it shows the intent of each parent at the time of signing.

There is no such thing as a "standard" parenting plan as each one is unique, but unofficial example parenting plans are available.<ref>{{cite web|title=Share the Care Parenting Plan|url=https://www.relationships.org.au/relationship-advice/publications/pdfs/share-the-care-parenting-plan|website=Relationships Australia, Inc.|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>