Standard Rules for Parenting Time
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Effective September 1, 2011
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(a) The residential parent shall take the necessary action with the school authorities of the schools in which the children are enrolled to:
- List the nonresidential parent as a parent of the children.
- To authorize the school to release to the nonresidential parent any and all information concerning the children.
- To insure that the nonresidential parent receives copies of any notices regarding the children.
(b) Both parents shall be entitled to receive all information concerning parent-teacher meetings, school club meetings, school programs, athletic schedules and any other school activities in which the children may be engaged or interested. The parent receiving such information shall promptly supply a copy of the same to the other parent.
(c) Both parents shall be entitled to receive the child’s grade card or report and any other reports concerning the child’s status or progress, and both parents shall have equal access to such information. The parent receiving such information shall promptly supply a copy of the same to the other parent.
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(a) The residential parent shall promptly inform the nonresidential parent of any illnesses of the children which shall require medical attention. Elective surgery shall only be performed after consultation with the nonresidential parent. Emergency surgery necessary for the preservation of life or to prevent a further serious injury or condition may be performed without consultation provided, however, if time permits, the nonresidential parent shall be consulted and, in any event, the nonresidential parent shall be informed as soon as same is possible.
(b) The party incurring a bill for medical services for the children shall submit the same to all insurance providers within 30 days. Immediately upon receipt of an insurance explanation of benefits, the party receiving the same shall provide a copy to the other parent; and within 30 days of receipt of the EOB form, any reimbursements owing from one party to the other shall be paid.
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Whenever “reasonable parenting time” for a nonresidential parent appears in an entry it shall be defined as providing at a minimum for:
(a) Parenting time by the nonresidential parent on alternate weekends from Friday at 5:00 P.M. to Sunday at 5:00 P.M. (the beginning and ending times may be varied to accommodate the work schedule of parties by written agreement).
(b) Parenting time by the nonresidential parent one evening per week, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (the beginning and ending times may be varied to accommodate the work schedule of the parties by written agreement). If the parties are unable to agree upon the day of the week for this time, Wednesday will be used unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
(c) Mother’s Day the children shall be with the mother and Father’s Day the children shall be with the father. In the event, this provision requires the children to be with the residential parent when it is the nonresidential parent’s normal weekend parenting time the nonresidential parent shall return the children by 9:00 A.M. on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. In the event that this provision requires the children to be with the nonresidential parent on a day not falling within the nonresidential parent’s parenting time weekend, said nonresidential parent shall receive the children at 9:00 A.M. on that day and return them at 7:00 P.M. on said day.
(d) The parents shall have the children on Holidays as follows:
Even Years
| Residential Parent |
Non-Residential Parent |
President's Day
(Friday night to Monday night) |
Easter
(Thursday night to Sunday night) |
Memorial Day
(Friday night to Monday night) |
Fourth of July
(Night before to morning after except when the 4th falls on Saturday, Sunday or Monday when the parenting time shall commence on Friday night and continue to end of weekend or end of holiday whichever is later) |
Labor Day
(Friday night to Monday night) |
Thanksgiving Day
(Wednesday night to Sunday night) |
Christmas & New Year's
(Christmas Day at 2:00 P.M. until the night of the end of New Year’s holiday)
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Christmas & New Year's
(7:00 P.M. of the last day school is in session PRIOR to Christmas until 2:00 P.M. Christmas Day)
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Odd Years
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| Non-Residential Parent |
Residential Parent |
President's Day
(Friday night to Monday night) |
Easter
(Thursday night to Sunday night) |
Memorial Day
(Friday night to Monday night) |
Fourth of July
(Night before to morning after except when the 4th falls on Saturday, Sunday or Monday when the parenting time shall commence on Friday night and continue to end of weekend or end of holiday whichever is later) |
Labor Day
(Friday night to Monday night) |
Thanksgiving Day
(Wednesday night to Sunday night) |
Christmas & New Year's
(Christmas Day at 2:00 P.M. until the night of the end of New Year’s holiday)
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Christmas & New Year's
(7:00 P.M. of the last day school is in session PRIOR to Christmas until 2:00 P.M. Christmas Day)
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Unless otherwise indicated said holiday parenting times shall commence at the regular hour as set for the commencement of weekend parenting times and shall end at the regular hour set for the ending of weekend parenting times. Said holiday parenting times shall have precedence over the regular parenting time schedule but shall not otherwise modify it (for example: if the holiday granted in any particular year to a nonresidential parent falls between the regular weekend parenting time the nonresidential parent will have parenting time three (3) weekends in a row at a particular time.)
(e) The nonresidential parent shall have extended parenting time each summer for six (6) weeks in duration, with the residential parent to have alternating weekend parenting time. The parties’ weekend and holiday parenting time shall not be interfered with unless the parties agree in writing or the Court orders the same. The nonresidential parent shall notify the residential parent, in writing, of the time thereof as soon as practical, but no less than 30 days prior to the desired extended parenting time. When the parents reside more than 100 miles apart, special orders will be made upon request.
(f) Both parties shall be diligent in having the children ready and available at the appointed times, and the transporting party shall be prompt in picking up and delivering the children; provided, however, that the transporting parent for parenting times shall have a grace period of fifteen (15) minutes for pick-up and delivery if both parties live within a distance of thirty (30) miles from each other. If the one-way distance to be traveled is in excess of thirty (30) miles, the grace period shall be thirty (30) minutes. In the event the visiting parent exceeds the grace period, the parenting time for that weekend is forfeited unless prior notification has been made and except in cases where the visiting parent lives in excess of thirty (30) miles away and suffers an unavoidable breakdown or delay enroute, and the parent promptly notifies the other parent by phone of the delay.
(g) Repeated violations by either parent shall be cause for granting a modification of the designation of the residential parent or curtailing parenting time as the case may be.
(h) Unless otherwise ordered, the party receiving the children shall provide transportation for the commencement of their parenting time. In the event that the party to receive the children is unavailable at their designated transportation time, the party to receive the children shall designate another responsible adult to provide such transportation.
- The residential parent shall send with the children sufficient clothing and outerwear appropriate for the season to last the period of parenting time.
- Parenting time does not include picking up the children and leaving them with a non-family member while the visiting parent pursues their own pleasures, nor does it include taking the children to a bar for an extended period of time. Violations shall be deemed to be cause for curtailment of parenting time.
- Both parents shall encourage free communications between the children and the other parent, and shall not do anything to impede or restrict reasonable communications by phone, e-mail, or mail between the children and the other parent whether initiated by the children or the other parent. Communications between the children and the parent shall be strictly confidential between them and that parent.
- Neither parent shall criticize, nor shall they allow others to criticize, the other parent in the presence of the children. Negative comments, cursing, sarcasm, and obnoxious comments by one parent to the other parent, or to any third party about the other parent, in the presence of the children, is strictly prohibited.
- Neither of the parties shall attempt to modify the religious practice of the children without first having consulted each other and the Court.
- Neither parent shall remove the children from their current school district without the written agreement of the other parent or a court order obtained prior to the removal; and the residential parent shall comply with the provisions of O.R.C. §3109.05.1(G)(1) should they wish to move from their current residence.
- Both parents shall exchange phone numbers and e-mail addresses so that they may communicate should last minute modifications of exchanges become necessary.
