Have You Scheduled Your Holiday Visitation?

From: Charles D. Jamieson

Our family law firm has just completed its yearly round of resolving holiday visitation disputes. Preplanning will often prevent disputes over visitation among divorced parents or parents who are separated.

The following are some suggestions to minimize conflict and maximize visitation.

• At the beginning of each year, plan out vacations you wish to take around the major holidays such as spring break, summer, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah andChristmas.

• Each parent may have their own particular individual days they wish to see their children. Those days should also be included in the planning.

• When planning Holiday visitation, individuals who are divorced should consult their settlement agreement or final judgment of divorce or separation in order to make sure that they understand clearly the contact schedule for which they have been provided. In addition, those individuals should carefully note any pre-notice time, which said agreement or orders require.

• Once your planning has been completed, you should communicate in writing, outlining your request for contact/visitation for the upcoming year. If contact/visitation is provided for in a specific settlement agreement or court order, you should...read more about Holiday visitation