Taking stock of your situation -- An introduction to parenting agreements -- Getting organized -- How to negotiate a parenting agreement -- Your parenting agreement -- Building your agreement -- Basic elements -- Finishing touches -- Serious issues -- Special issuess and complicating factors -- Child support, alimony, and jointly owned property -- Making mediation and arbitration work for you -- Dealing with changes in your agreement -- Understanding your children's needs -- Multiracial, multicultural, and international families -- Nontraditional families -- State and federal laws affecting child custody -- Help beyond the book.