Visitation and your child's birthda
In discussing a visitation arrangement with your soon to be ex-spouse, it is important to address your child’s birthday. Unfortunately, following a divorce, many parents do not have a relationship that would allow them to celebrate the child’s birthday together so they have to somehow share this important day in their child’s life. One option is for the parents to alternate years, with one parent having the child on his/her birthday in even years and the other parent having the child on his/her birthday in odd years. Another option is to split the day between the parents. For example, the child could spend the night with one parent on the night before his/her birthday and stay with that parent through lunchtime. The other parent would then have the child for the afternoon and evening of his/her birthday. This way, each parent gets quality time with the child on his/her birthday to have a party or otherwise celebrate with them.
