2. Make an agreement the court can enforce

Your parenting plan or separation agreement has to follow certain rules to make it binding and enforceable under the law. This means your agreement is made in a way that allows the court to order you or your partner to do what the agreement says, if either of you stop following it.

For example:

• You and the other parent have to understand the agreement.
• The process has to be fair.
• The parenting plan or separation agreement has to take into account the best interests of the child.

For example, the rules say before you sign your agreement, you must understand it, the process is fair, and that you and your partner give complete and honest information about your finances.