Oral care agreements

Parents can make oral agreements about their care arrangements. An oral agreement can be used to determine parents’ levels of care even where there is a court order or parenting plan, so long as both parents agree with the arrangements.

If one parent doesn’t agree with the oral agreement and there is a parenting plan or court order registered with us, the care level used in the assessment will be what is stated in the order or plan.

Oral agreements are a good option for parents who want to try out new care arrangements before they make a new parenting plan. Like parenting plans, oral agreements don’t need to spell out every night of the year — for example, parents can agree that they each have 50 per cent care.

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