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Appendix 2

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated4th Judicial Circuit - Hopkins Family Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
4th Judicial Circuit - Hopkins Family Court
Appendices
KY RHOPF App. 2
Appendix 2
Currentness
Hopkins Family Court Time-Sharing Guidelines 2012
It is usually in the child's best interests that each parent or custodian has frequent, meaningful, and continuing physical contact with the child. The parties, in exercising time-sharing, should be cooperative and should adapt to the circumstances of the children and of the parties. These guidelines are not intended to foreclose the parties from agreeing to visitation in addition to those days outlined. The parties are expected to fairly and reasonably modify time-sharing when circumstances so require. The parties are expected to communicate these needs to each other and to provide as much advance notice as is possible.
Where the schedules provide for different times for children of different ages, families may choose to maintain the age categories so as to give the children and parties separate time together. If the parties are unable to agree, the children shall participate in timesharing together and the parties shall abide by the “children older than 24 months” schedule for all the children, regardless of ages.
I. Alternating Holidays. Holidays of importance to the parties and the child should be divided between the parties pursuant to a mutually agreeable schedule. However if the parties are unable to agree, the following 6 holidays shall be divided:
1.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
2.
Easter
3.
Memorial Day
4.
July 4th
5.
Labor Day
6.
Halloween that
In odd-numbered years, the Petitioner shall be permitted timesharing on the odd-numbered holidays in the left column above. In even-numbered years, the Petitioner shall be permitted timesharing on the even-numbered holidays in the right column above. The Respondent shall be permitted timesharing on the remaining holidays in those years.
Timesharing on these days shall be from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., CST unless the child is in school on that day. If the child is in school, timesharing shall begin at the child's release from school and shall continue until 7 p.m., CST that evening.
If the holiday falls on a Friday preceding, or a Monday following a party's regularly scheduled time, there shall be no interruption and the timesharing period shall continue until the regularly scheduled period ends or until the holiday period ends, whichever is later. (For example, if the Petitioner is scheduled to exercise time with the child on the weekend prior to MLK Day, the Petitioner's time does not end on Sunday evening, but extends until that Monday evening.) Where a holiday falls on a weekend day (Friday, Saturday or Sunday), the holiday takes precedence.
II. Mothers' Day and Fathers' Day. These holidays, regardless of any conflict with other timesharing periods, shall be allocated to the appropriate parent from 8 a.m., CST until 7 p.m., CST.
III. Weekday Time. The non-residential party shall be permitted timesharing from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m., CST on Tuesday of each week. The non-residential parent shall be permitted to speak frequently with the child by telephone, but no less than on Thursday evenings between the hours of 6 and 7 p.m., CST. If the non-residential party's employment hours prohibit this day or time, the parties shall cooperate and communicate to agree on four hours of weekly time that accommodates the parties' schedules, whether on an alternate day of the week or divided between two days of that week.
IV. Weekend Time. For children ages 24 months and younger, the non-residential party shall be permitted timesharing from 7 p.m., CST, Friday until 7 p.m., CST, Saturday each week.
For children older than 24 months, the non-residential party shall be permitted timesharing from 7 p.m., CST Friday until 7 p.m., CST, Sunday on alternating weekends.
V. Fall and Spring Breaks from School. (These periods apply only to children who are enrolled in school.) The residential party shall be permitted fall break and spring break in the even-numbered years and the non-residential party shall be permitted fall break and spring break in the odd-numbered years. (This arrangement ensures that each party is permitted one of the breaks each academic year.) This time shall begin at the release of school and shall continue until 3 p.m., CST on the day prior to school resuming.
During these weeks, timesharing with the other party shall abate. If the child is required to attend extended school during these breaks, the party exercising timesharing shall bear the responsibility of ensuring the child's attendance and compliance.
VI. Thanksgiving. In odd-numbered years, the non-residential party shall be permitted time with the children from 3 p.m., CST on the Tuesday preceding Thanksgiving until 8 a.m., CST on the Friday following Thanksgiving. The residential party shall be permitted time with the children from 8 a.m., CST on that Friday through the weekend.
In even-numbered years, the residential party shall be permitted time with the child from 3 p.m., CST on the Tuesday preceding Thanksgiving until 8 a.m., CST on the Friday following Thanksgiving. The non-residential party shall be permitted time with the children from 8 a.m., CST on that Friday until 7 p.m, that Sunday.
VII. Christmas and New Years' Holidays. In odd-numbered years, the non-residential party shall be permitted time
a. With children over 24 months of age: From 7 p.m., CST December 23 until Noon, CST December 25 and from 7 p.m., CST, December 27 until Noon, CST, January 1.
b. With children 24 months of age and younger: From Noon, CST, December 24 until 3 p.m., CST, December 25, and from Noon, CST, December 31 until 3 p. m., CST, January 1.
In even-numbered years, the non-residential party shall be permitted time
a. With children over 24 months of age: From Noon, CST December 25 until Noon, CST, January 1.
b. With children 24 months of age and younger: From Noon, CST, December 25 until 3 p.m., CST, December 26, and from Noon, CST, December 30 until 3 p. m., CST December 31.
The residential party shall be permitted time with the children during times not specified.
VII. Summer and Vacation Schedules. For children who have reached the age of four (4) by January 1 of that calendar year, the non-residential party shall be permitted two uninterrupted summer timesharing periods: (1) From Noon, CST, June 15 until Noon, CST, June 30; and (2) From Noon, CST, July 15 until Noon, CST, July 30 of that calendar year. Weekend and weekday timesharing for the residential parent shall abate during these times.
For children who are younger than the age of four years on January 1 of that calendar year, the non-residential party shall be permitted four interrupted summer timesharing periods of 7 days each from Noon to Noon, CST, as follows: (1) May 15 until May 22; (2) June 1 until June 8; (3) July 10 until July 17; and August 1 until August 8. Weekend and weekday timesharing for the residential parent shall abate during these times.
Regardless of the child's age, the residential party shall be entitled to 2 ten-day periods of uninterrupted summer vacation time with the children. During this time, the non-residential party's weekday and weekend time shall abate. However Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day, Memorial Day, and July 4th shall follow the holiday schedule.
If the employment of either party provides for a designated vacation (e.g. , miners' vacation, etc.), the parties shall cooperate and communicate and shall modify the periods to permit the parties to exercise time with the children during those designated vacations.
VIII. Child's Birthday. All parties shall be permitted to exercise time with the child on the child's birthday. If the parties are unable to agree, the party who is NOT scheduled to spend time with the child on that date shall be permitted timesharing from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., CST.

Credits

HISTORY: Adopted effective April 5, 2012.
Hopkins Family Court App. 2, KY R HOPKINS FAM CT App. 2
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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