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Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated18th Judicial Circuit - Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson Family Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
18th Judicial Circuit - Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson Family Court
KY HNPR App. B
Appendix B
18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MODEL TIMESHARING GUIDELINES
The following schedules are suggested as examples to parents and attorneys in establishing time-sharing schedules for individual families. Each case will present unique facts or circumstances which shall be considered by the Court in establishing a time-sharing schedule. The schedule established by the Court or the parties in any case may or may not be what these examples suggest.
A. General Provisions
1. Transportation--Each parent shall be responsible for picking up the child(ren) at the beginning of their time-sharing period.
2. Time Zone--Any time referred to for time-sharing shall be the time in the time zone where the child primarily resides.
3. Contact Information--Unless there are allegations of domestic violence, each parent shall provide phone numbers and addresses where the child(ren) will be located.
B. Model Timesharing Schedules
1. Traditional Timesharing Schedule--the non-residential parent shall have timesharing not less than every other weekend, and one mid-week evening visit. Timesharing shall begin on Friday afternoon when school is dismissed and shall conclude on Sunday evening at 6:00 P.M. The mid-week visit shall occur on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 P.M. till 8:00 P.M.
C. 2/5 Schedule--Parent “A” shall have the children every Monday night and Tuesday night overnight. Parent “B” shall have the children every Wednesday night and Thursday night overnight. The parents will alternate overnights on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday so that each parent has an entire weekend every other weekend. Exchanges shall occur Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays when school is dismissed.
D. Holidays and Vacations
1. Friday and Monday School Holidays--When parents exercise a traditional alternate weekend timesharing schedule, any school holiday occurring on a Friday or Monday shall attach to the weekend timesharing for the parent that would otherwise exercise timesharing on that holiday weekend.
2. Mother's Day and Father's Day--Mother's Day shall be spent with the mother and Father's day shall be spent with the father. Unless otherwise agreed, the hours for the visitation on these days will be 9:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
3. Summer Holidays--Holidays occurring during the summer school break will be spent with the parent otherwise exercising timesharing per the parties' schedule.
4. Traditional School Year Holidays--the parties shall alternate traditional significant holidays as follows: In all odd numbered years mother shall have the children on Thanksgiving, and Christmas Eve from 9:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. Father shall have the children on Easter and Christmas Day. On even numbered years the schedule will be reversed so that Father has timesharing on Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve and Mother has Easter and Christmas Day.
5. Birthdays--Birthdays will not alter the parties' regular timesharing schedule.
6. Summer School Break--Parties that use a traditional timesharing schedule may alternate weeks during the summer school holiday. In the event that weeks are not alternated then each parent is entitled to two--seven day vacation periods.
7. Spring and Fall Breaks--the parties should equally divide any school break lasting more than three days.
E. Rules for Timesharing
1. Neither party shall disparage the other party in the presence of the child, post disparaging comments on social media about the other party or their family members, or allow any third party to disparage the other party in the presence of the child. The “presence of the child” includes any situation in which the child is likely to overhear unkind remarks or view unkind material. A parent will be held strictly responsible for what third parties say or do in the presence of the child.
2. Neither party shall instruct a child to lie about what happens during timesharing. Neither party shall encourage a child to hide any item, event, or fact from the other party.
3. Neither parent should question the child about what occurs when the child is with the other party.
4. Neither party shall obstruct the child's communication with the other party. A party must allow the child to call or communicate with the other party whenever reasonable. A party shall not refuse all phone calls from the other party during timesharing.
5. A party shall not harass or engage in excessive communication with the child or other party during timesharing. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, one phone call per day is reasonable.
6. When a child has an activity or special event at a school, recreational facility, or in a public place (such as a ballgame, recital, school holiday party, or play), both parents may attend regardless of whose timesharing is taking place on that day and time.
7. Violation of these rules may subject a party to consequences that may affect or limit a parent's right to visitation or custody.

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HISTORY: Amended effective May 14, 2016. Adopted effective April 21, 2012.
Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton and Robertson Family Court App. B, KY R HARRISON FAM CT App. B
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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