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14. New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. From 7:00 p.m. December 30 until 7:00
p.m. on the evening before school resumes with parent B in even numbered years
and parent A in odd numbered years.
15. Parent’s Birthday. The child shall spend part of the day (a minimum of three
hours) with the respective parent on that parent’s birthday.
16. Child’s Birthday. The child shall spend the child’s birthday with parent B in even
numbered years and with parent A in even numbered years. The child shall spend
the day before or the day after the child’s birthday with the other parent.
17. Vacation. After 30 days advance notice and consultation with the other parent,
each parent may arrange to take a vacation trip with the child for a period not
exceeding 14 days.
18. Conflicts and Good-faith Considerations:
a. Birthday – Holiday. Conflicts between a holiday and a birthday shall be
resolved in favor of the holiday schedule. However, the parties are directed to
be flexible in allowing the birthday to be celebrated before or after the holiday
period.
b. Weekend - Holiday. Conflicts between weekends and holidays shall be
resolved in favor of the holiday schedule.
c. Weekend. The schedule of weekend parenting time shall be determined
without regard to whether the regular schedule has been preempted from time
to time by one of the scheduled holidays. There shall be not adjustment for
“missed” weekends due to interruption by the holiday visitation schedule,
however, the parties are encouraged to compensate for missed parenting time
so a non-residential parent will not go three weekends without seeing the
child.
d. Adjustments. It is expected that parents will exercise good faith with each
other and act in the best interests of their child(ren) so that each parent can
have a full and active participation in the lives of their child(ren). Any
parenting plan or schedule, for example, should take into consideration the
age of the child. For infants and preschool children, consideration should be
given to scheduling more frequent but shorter contacts with parent B during
the week on a routine and consistent basis. Consideration should also be given
to older adolescents whose personal schedules may interfere with these
guidelines.
19. Telephone and Internet Communication. Telephone calls and Internet
communication between parent and child should be liberally permitted at
reasonable hours and at the expense of the calling parent. Weekly telephone
communication with the child should be permitted.
20. Mail and e-mail Contact. Parents and children should have an unrestricted
right to send cards, letters, packages, audio, video and e-mail communications
to each other. Neither parent should interfere with this right.
21. Long Distance Parenting. When there is a significant geographical distance
separating the two parents, parenting plans should provide for the following:
a. Weekly telephone contact.
b. Longer periods of parenting time during school holidays.
c. Extended summer residency for school age children.