The topic of this thesis is plan for joint parental care and responsible parenthood after divorce. The thesis is divided into two large parts. In the first part of the thesis, the emphasis is on the process of divorce for married partners who have minor children together, which includes the procedures of compulsory counseling and family mediation as mandatory forms of assistance in the divorce process. The key part of the work relies on the content of the plan of joint parental care, on the protection of the interest and rights of the child and its well-being. After divorce, parents should continue to nurture a co-parenting relationship of mutual coordination and cooperation in fulfilling parental duties and roles in relation to the child for which they are responsible, as well as responsible parenting. Therefore, the second part of the work refers to scientific knowledge about co-parenting and the theoretical model of co-parenting, with special emphasis on co-parenting after divorce as a specific form of co-parenting and responsible parenting, i.e. parenting in the best interest of the child. Every divorce carries with in the risk of damaged and conflictual relations between the parents, where there is a higher probability of manipulation, alienation or exposure of the child to violence. In order to establish better quality co-parenting, various help and support programs are being developed, and this work present support programs for parents after divorce, present in Croatia and abroad.