The first and most important would be focusing on the children’s best interest, and they should look at how there can be as much consistency and structure as possible. It should look at the children’s age, the children’s maturity level, and what their daily or weekly schedule will consist of.  There are different arguments and proposals about what is in each child’s best interest, but it is not a cookie-cutter aspect; every child is different, every parenting schedule is different, and it is important to look at what works best for the child. 

It should generally be detailed in having such things as pick up and drop time, if there are extracurricular activities, if there are things that would occur during the school year versus holidays, vacations, summertime, and each parent’s obligation. It should look at both what’s in the children’s best interest now and in the future, and how parents can coordinate differences with the children, and what would be needed for the children.  Sometimes, people like to have a detail-oriented parenting schedule; other times, people like to have a more liberal, open-ended schedule with a reasonable see and take; and other times, people like to have a hybrid, which has some details but also allows some flexibility. There is no right or wrong answer for each family, but you should look at the various aspects to determine what is in the child’s or children’s best interest.