Looking for a resource in Ohio to help you design a parenting time schedule that will work best for you, your Ex, and your children? I thought it worthwhile to share this resource with the readers of the Ohio Family Law Blog. This is not a new resource. It was published in 2019 by the Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor.
I was thinking about her the other day, since I knew she was retiring from the Ohio Supreme Court in January. She has served Ohio for 24 years in various elected State of Ohio offices – longer than any other woman in Ohio. In addition, Justice O’Connor has been passionate about child related issues throughout her career.
She introduced this resource as being “Ohio specific and it is intended to . . . foster fair and creative parenting schedules based upon children’s developmental milestones and best interests.”
This Planning for Parenting Time – Ohio’s Guide for Parents Living Apart provides helpful ideas to parents who live separately, when determining a parenting time schedule. A parenting time schedule establishes when the children will be with each parent. The Guide shows sample schedules that are appropriate for each age group and developmental stage. It also provides information on how to address special circumstances like relocation and long-distance parenting. The purpose of the Guide is to help parents reduce conflict and reach agreement on parenting time more easily.
Chief Justice O’Connor stated in the introduction, “One of the most difficult issues parents living apart face is determining suitable parenting time schedules that strengthen and nurture the parent-child relationship. It is with great pleasure that I present a new resource, Planning for Parenting Time – Ohio’s Guide for Parents Living Apart, written to encourage the creation of sensible parenting time schedules. This Ohio-specific resource offers an easy-to-use guide that fosters fair and creative parenting schedules based on children’s developmental milestones and best interests… It is our sincere hope that “Planning for Parenting Time – Ohio’s Guide for Parents Living Apart will guide and help you create the best possible parenting time schedule for you and your children.”
I have unfortunately found that this valuable resource is not that well known or utilized by Dayton area family law attorneys or area Courts. Perhaps its use in other parts of Ohio is different. Nonetheless, I recommend it to many of my divorce clients and several of my clients have found it very helpful. I would definitely recommend that Ohio divorce and family law lawyers spend some time to review it and consider sharing it with other practitioners and clients. Any tools at our disposal that can help our clients create well designed parenting plans tailored to their specific situation are valuable!
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