Creating a Visitation Schedule
“Standard visitation” works well for some parents, but it may not be realistic for your family. In coming up with a visitation schedule with your spouse, it is important to consider the special circumstances in your family’s lives, such as the following:
Work commitments – Do you or does your spouse travel during the week? If so, weeknight visitation may not work for the travelling parent. Do you or does your spouse work late during the week? In this situation, an overnight during the week, rather than just dinner, may allow you to keep your work commitments while spending some quality time with your children during the week.
Children’s extracurricular activities – Do your children participate in extracurricular activities? Is it appropriate for parents to attend and watch the activity (ex: baseball practice, cheerleading practice)? Will you and your spouse both attend these activities or will you alternate? Perhaps the noncustodial parent can have dinner before or after the extracurricular activity to give him/her additional time. If the activities occur on weekends, you might be able to see your children at these activities even when it is not your weekend.
