When a couple has decided to get divorced they will often be facing a virtual mountain of decisions, and among the most difficult are those surrounding any children born to the marriage. For this reason, those with children are encouraged to make a Divorce Parenting Plan as part of their early divorce documentation. Many states have separation agreements that help to lay the groundwork for the way a divorce proceeds and covers everything from finances to distribution of assets. Adding a Divorce Parenting Plan to such paperwork will only help to simplify matters and lessen the strain on both parents and their children. A Divorce Parenting Plan should cover issues like custody and visitation arrangements, locations where children will be transferred from one parent to the other, the arrangements made for paying healthcare expenses for the children and the type of access the parents will have to records.