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Appendix 2

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated20th Judicial Circuit - Greenup and Lewis Family Courts

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
20th Judicial Circuit - Greenup and Lewis Family Courts
KY RCLF App. 2
Appendix 2
Currentness
TIME-SHARING/VISITATION SCHEDULE “A”
The following schedules are suggested as guidelines for the parents and the court in establishing time-sharing/visitation schedules. Each case will present unique facts or circumstances which shall be considered by the court in establishing a time-sharing/visitation schedule and the final schedule established by the court or agreed to by the parents may or may not be what these guidelines suggest.
WEEKENDS: Alternate weekends from Friday at 5:30 p.m. until Sunday at 6:00 p.m. for all children 12 months of age or older. If the child is less than 12 months of age, weekend visitation shall be from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
MIDWEEK: One evening each week, Wednesday 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
HOLIDAYS: In the odd-numbered years, the custodial parent has Easter and Christmas Day; and the non-custodial parent has July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Eve. In the even-numbered years, the schedules are reversed. Memorial Day and Labor Day attach to the preceding weekend.
a) A holiday that falls on a weekend should be spent with the parent who would normally have the children for the holiday. The rest of the weekend is to be spent with the parent who would normally have that weekend. These do not have to be made up.
b) Mother's Days and Father's Day are to be spent with the appropriate parent. Hours are agreed, or 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
c) Other days of special meaning, such as religious holidays, and national holidays, should be decided together, written into the Court Order, and alternated as above.
d) Hours for parents who cannot agree are as follows: Easter -10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; July 4th--9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. the next day; Thanksgiving--9:00 a.m to 9:00 a.m. the next day; Christmas Eve--9:00 p.m. on December 23rd to 9:00 p.m. on December 24th; Christmas Day--9:00 p.m. on December 24th to 9:00 p.m. on December 25th.
BIRTHDAYS: One-half day with each parent, even if it falls on a regular visitation day.
WAITING: The children and custodial parent have no duty to await the visiting parent for more than 30 (thirty) minutes of the visitation time. A parent who is late forfeits visitation for that period. The custodial parent, or acceptable representative, must be home at the return time to receive the child.
CANCELLATIONS: If a child is ill, the custodial parent should give 24-hour notice, if possible, so appropriate plans can be made. The non-custodial parent should give 24-hour notice to cancel. The time cancelled by the non-custodial parent is forfeited. Time lost for the child's illness should be made up.
VACATIONS: Four weeks of visitation each year are to be arranged with advance notice by the non-custodial parent by May 1st. The custodial parent must give the non-custodial parent notice of vacations, or special plans for the child, to avoid planning conflicts, by May 15th.
a) Summer school necessary for the child to pass to the next grade must be attended.
b) A general itinerary should be provided for the parent, if vacation will be out of town.
RULES OF PARENTAL CONDUCT:
Each parent is under an affirmative duty to foster the love and affection of the child for the other parent. Neither parent shall do nor say anything that will interfere with the love and affection of the child for the other parent. Neither parent shall allow third parties to do or say anything to or in the presence of the child that will interfere with the love and affection of the child for the other parent. In addition to these general duties, neither parent shall:
1. Have the child deliver money or messages from one parent to the other and thus place the child in the middle;
2. Ask the child to keep a secret from the other parent and, in effect, teach the child to lie;
3. Quiz the child about what is going on at the other parent's home and thus turn the child into a spy.
4. Say unkind things about the other parent to the child or in the presence of the child;
5. Try to conduct parental business when exchanging the child for visitation;
6. Make any threats or start arguments with the other parent when exchanging the child for visitation;
7. Ask a child directly or subtly, “Which of us do you really want to be with?” and thus place the burden on the child;
8. Allow a child to take control of visitation whenever he or she wants to do so;
9. Eavesdrop on or interrupt the child's telephone conversations with the other parent.

Credits

HISTORY: Adopted effective August 17, 2012.
Greenup and Lewis Family Court App. 2, KY R GREENUP LEWIS 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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