Co-Parenting Schedule and Handover Log

What is the co-parenting schedule and handover log form template?

Sharing parenting between two homes runs on handovers. Friday after school, Sunday at six, the swap you agreed by text because of a birthday party. Most go smoothly. Over months, though, it's easy to lose track of which weekends were swapped, whether the inhaler went back in the bag, or how often a handover started late. A short log made at the time is far easier to rely on than memory.

This one-page form records one handover. It asks for the "Date of handover", the "Agreed time" and the "Actual time", the "Type of handover" (regular, holiday, swapped by agreement, make-up or extra time), who handed over and who received the children, and where. A checklist covers the things that move between homes, such as the school bag, medication and devices, and there's space for notes about sleep, health and school news.

Ticking "There was an issue at this handover" opens questions about what went wrong, with room for a photo or screenshot. Each entry is saved as a dated PDF in your FileIt vault.

Who uses a co-parenting schedule and handover log form?

• Keeping your own dated record of every handover in a shared-care schedule
• Two parents both using the same link so the log has both sides
• Tracking swapped weekends and make-up time so it evens out over the year
• Making sure medication, school things and documents follow the child
• A family support worker or contact centre recording supervised handovers

Questions on this co-parenting schedule and handover log form

18 questions · includes file upload, conditional questions.

The co-parenting schedule and handover log form, page by page

1 Handover

A note at the top asks for facts rather than opinions. "Your name" and "Child or children" are required, followed by the "Date of handover", an optional "Agreed time" and the required "Actual time". "Type of handover" is a dropdown. "Handed over by" and "Received by" are short text, so you can write names, "Mom" or "Dad". "Handover location" offers school or childcare, either home, an agreed public place, a relative's home, or "Somewhere else", which asks "Where?". "Items handed over" includes medication, clothes, devices, documents, a comfort toy and sports kit, with an Other box. "Notes about the children" and the date and time of the "Next handover" are optional. The last question, "Anything to flag?", has one tick box. Ticking it opens the required "What kind of issue?" and "What happened?", an optional "Photo or screenshot", and a note that the log isn't monitored.

Make the template yours

• Replace "Parent A's home" and "Parent B's home" with the actual places you use
• Add your regular schedule as a paragraph at the top so both parents see it each time
• Add the children's names as checkboxes if only some of them move at each handover
• Remove the issue section if you'd rather keep this log for routine notes only
• Turn on the emailed copy so the person filling it in keeps their own record
• File entries in a folder for each child, or one shared family folder

Tips for a better co-parenting schedule and handover log form

• Fill it in within the hour, while the times are exact
• Write as if the other parent will read it. Neutral words keep the log useful
• Record the good handovers too. A log of only problems tells half the story
• Use the notes for things the children need, like a missed dose or a school trip letter
• Export the CSV now and then to check swapped and make-up time is balancing out

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