Search "plan de crianza" and most of what you find describes Spain's convenio regulador, a document that means nothing in a US courtroom. If you are co-parenting in the United States, your parenting plan follows a different shape, and getting it right matters: it becomes the rulebook for years of your child's life.
What a US parenting plan covers
US courts generally expect a plan that answers, in writing, the questions separated parents otherwise fight about:
- The custody schedule: the weekly pattern, plus holidays, vacations, and birthdays.
- Exchanges: where, when, who drives.
- Decision-making: who decides on school, medical care, and religion, jointly or by one parent.
- Communication: how the parents will communicate, and on what platform.
- Expenses: how child costs beyond support are split and reimbursed.
- Practical clauses: right of first refusal, travel, relocation, dispute resolution.
Requirements vary by state, which is why CoreParent's plan builder follows the structure US courts commonly expect, with state formatting on export. For the deeper breakdown, see what goes in a parenting plan.
Not a convenio regulador
Spain's convenio regulador bundles the divorce settlement (property, support, custody) into one court-approved agreement. A US parenting plan is its own document focused on the children, and it is approved (and enforced) by your state's family court under your state's standards. Spanish-language templates written for Spain will not match what a US judge expects to see.
Building it in Spanish, filing it in a US court
The plan you negotiate should be in the language you think in; the plan you file should be in the shape your court expects. CoreParent lets you build the entire plan in Spanish, discuss and revise it in Spanish, and export a court-formatted document, so nothing important gets lost between your kitchen table and the courtroom. Free to build, with one price covering both parents when you export.
Not legal advice. Have a licensed family-law attorney in your state review your plan before filing; many legal-aid programs offer help in Spanish.