Parenting Guide
A clear, practical guide to building a parenting plan that puts your children first: parenting-time schedules, decision-making responsibility, child support, and communication arrangements designed to minimize conflict and maximize stability. Written, formalized, and signed, so both parents know exactly what’s expected.
Simple, Fixed Fees
Every path is a fixed fee, confirmed in writing upfront and charged automatically as each milestone is reached, with no retainer. Take the 2-minute quiz to find your fit, or see every package and price in one place.
A parenting plan is a written agreement that sets out how you and your co-parent will handle day-to-day parenting, major decisions, and how you’ll communicate. It covers schedules, parenting-time arrangements, decision-making responsibility, support calculations, and how you’ll handle changes or differences in the future.
A clear parenting plan reduces confusion and conflict. It gives children certainty and helps both parents focus on what matters: raising healthy, stable kids.
A clear, practical parenting-time arrangement. Who has the children when? Weekdays, weekends, holidays, and summer, spelled out clearly.
Who decides on education, healthcare, religious upbringing, and major expenses? Joint decision-making, sole responsibility, or a combination.
Clear support amounts based on income guidelines. Both parents contribute to raising children.
How will parents stay in touch? Email, text, in-person? Guidelines for respectful co-parenting communication.
How will you handle changes to the plan? What if you don’t see eye to eye? Clear procedures reduce future conflict.
Both parents’ important relationships with their children are protected and supported.
For children: Clarity, stability, and knowing both parents remain committed to their wellbeing and development.
For parents: Clear expectations, fewer conflicts, lower stress, and the ability to co-parent effectively even after separation.
Child support follows the Federal Child Support Guidelines. The starting point is set, not negotiated, which keeps it fair and predictable.
A set monthly amount based on the paying parent's gross annual income and the number of children. The federal tables were last updated on October 1, 2025.
Special or extraordinary costs, such as childcare, medical and dental, and certain activities, are shared by both parents in proportion to their incomes, on top of the table amount.
Where parenting time is shared more equally, support can be adjusted. The full income picture and the actual schedule both affect the final number.
Want a quick estimate? Try our child support calculator. A calculator is a useful starting point, but it cannot see everything in a real situation. We confirm the right figures with you before anything is signed.
There is no single right schedule. The best one fits your children's ages, school, and both parents' lives. A few patterns families use:
Children spend one full week with each parent. Simple to track and often a good fit for school-aged kids who handle longer stretches well.
Two days with one parent, two with the other, then a three-day weekend that alternates. Frequent contact, often suited to younger children.
One parent has the weekday base, with the other taking alternating weekends and a midweek visit. Common when work schedules differ.
The legal touchstone is the best interests of the child. In Saskatchewan, parenting decisions are guided by what supports each child's wellbeing, safety, and stability, not by what is convenient for either parent. A clear written plan that reflects that standard is easier to live by and easier to adjust as children grow.
A parenting plan becomes binding when it is properly made part of a signed separation agreement or a court order. A clear, written, signed plan is far easier to rely on than an informal understanding.
There is no fixed age in Saskatchewan. A child's views are considered in light of their age and maturity, but the decision rests on the child's best interests overall, not on a single birthday.
Yes. Plans can be updated by agreement, and they often are as children grow or circumstances change. Building a simple change process into the plan from the start saves friction later.
For a complete plan, yes. Settling support alongside parenting time keeps everything in one clear agreement and avoids gaps.
That is common, and it does not have to mean court. Mediation is often the next step, and we can formalize whatever you settle. Contested matters fall outside our scope.
This page is general information about Saskatchewan and is not legal advice.
Send a few details and Hailee will reply, usually the same day. No payment, no obligation. If your matter is outside our scope, we will point you in the right direction.