Pennsylvania family law attorneys are often asked what type of child parenting time schedule could be awarded in a particular client’s circumstances. While each family’s situation is unique, a typical child parenting schedule may include the following:
• Supervised visits. In cases where endangerment is an issue, visits are typically restricted to supervised visits of a few hours per week.
• Every other weekend. This would be typical as a bare minimum visitation for involved noncustodial parents, and may be most workable for parents who do not live in close proximity but close enough to work out alternate weekends.
• Every other weekend and one weekday evening. This is a common visitation arrangement for couples living in close proximity, with the children returning to the primary residence on the weeknight.
• Every other weekend and one overnight weeknight. This is also a popular visitation arrangement in which the weeknight visit extends overnight.
• Every other weekend and two weekday evenings per week. This visitation arrangement may be more appropriate for older children who require less intensive care and have later bedtime schedules.
• Every other weekend and two overnight weeknights. This type of visitation schedule is more likely when a joint physical custody arrangement exists.
• Week on, week off. This is the clearest example of equal time — however, many parents do not like a full week without seeing their children.
• Six days and one (overnight). This is similar to a week on, week off arrangement, except that the alternating parent has a day midweek.
• Six days and one (evening). This is the same as above except the midweek day has no overnight stay.
• Two-two-three-three. This schedule rotates Monday/Tuesday, then Wednesday/Thursday, then Friday, Saturday, Sunday and then repeats.
• Two-two-five-five. This schedule gives every Monday/Tuesday to one parent and every Wednesday/Thursday to the other parent, and then weeks are rotated.
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An experienced family law attorney can help you determine the type of visitation schedule that is most suited to your family’s needs. Contact us online or call (215) 886-1266 to discuss your child parenting time agreement.
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