Effective October 1, 2008, concepts of primary residence,
secondary residence, and visitation were abolished in Florida
law. Currently, parents who are either divorced/divorcing or
never married must have a “parenting plan.” Florida law
requires, at a minimum, each parenting plan to describe in
adequate detail how the parents will share and be responsible
for the daily tasks associated with the upbringing of the child;
the time-sharing schedule arrangements that specify the time
that the minor child will spend with each parent; a designation
of who will be responsible for any and all forms of health care,
school-related matters, and other activities; and the methods
and technologies that the parents will use to communicate with
the each other and with the child. A “time-sharing schedule” is
a timetable that specifies the time, including overnights and
holidays, that a minor child will spend with each parent. Time-
sharing is for the primary benefit of the child or children and
not the parent. Children should n