My ex and I can agree about most things to do with our children. What are our options?

·         When you agree about a parenting arrangement it is a good idea to write it all down to make sure you are both clear about exactly what you have agreed to including all the details such as dates, times and places.

• If you have agreed about most issues but are still arguing about a few issues you should try counselling or mediation to assist you to reach an agreement. If you have not already it is a good idea to write down all the things you can agree about and those you cannot before the first session.
• If you prefer to formalise the agreement you can draft a parenting plan or better still draft consent orders and apply for them to be approved by the court. Consent orders are stronger than a parenting plan as they can be enforced by a court if there is a breach. However a parenting plan will still be taken into account if you end up in court and it is more flexible because you can change it by agreement between you. It can be difficult to get consent orders changed because you have to ask the court to make new orders.