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The West Fraser Family Justice Center publishes an excellent pamphlet called "Suggested Visitation/Time-Sharing Skills" which they give to their clients, drawn from Gary Neuman's book, ''Helping your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way''. The following is adapted from this pamphlet, and is intended for parents who do not intend to establish an equal time-sharing arrangement. | The West Fraser Family Justice Center publishes an excellent pamphlet called "Suggested Visitation/Time-Sharing Skills" which they give to their clients, drawn from Gary Neuman's book, ''Helping your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way''. The following is adapted from this pamphlet, and is intended for parents who do not intend to establish an equal time-sharing arrangement. | ||
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!style="width: 11%" align="center"|Age | |||
!style="width: 18%" align="center"|Basic Recommended Time | |||
!style="width: 18%" align="center"|Limited Parenting Skills | |||
!style="width: 18%" align="center"|Good Parenting Skills | |||
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|align="center"|'''Birth to 8 months'''||2 or 3 weekly visits for 2 to 3 hours each||supervised visits in the primary parent's home||2 weekly visits for 6 to 8 hours each, plus one shorter visit | |||
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|align="center"|'''9 to 12 months'''||2 or 3 weekly visits for 4 to 8 hours each, plus one longer weekend visit||2 to 4 weekly visits for 3 hours each||2 or 3 weekly visits for 6 to 8 hours each, plus one weekly 24-hour overnight visit | |||
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|align="center"|'''13 months to 3 years'''||1 or 2 weekly visits for 6 to 8 hours each, plus one weekly 24-hour overnight visit||1 or 2 weekly visits for 4 to 6 hours each, and possibly one weekly short overnight visit||2 weekly 24-hour overnight visits that are not consecutive, plus one weekly visit for 6 to 8 hours, and a less than equal sharing of holidays | |||
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|align="center"|'''4 to 5 years'''||1 or 2 weekly visits for 6 to 8 hours each, plus one weekly 24-hour overnight visit||1 or 2 weekly visits for 4 to 6 hours each, and possibly one weekly short overnight visit||2 weekly 24-hour overnight visits that are not consecutive, plus one weekly visit for 6 to 8 hours, and a greater sharing of holidays | |||
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|align="center"|'''6 to 8 years'''||every other weekend, from Friday after school until Sunday evening, plus one weeknight after school until one hour before bedtime, plus 3 consecutive weeks during the summer holiday, and half of all other holidays||one weekly 24-hour overnight vist, plus one weeknight after school until one hour before bedtime, plus 3 two-day visits during the summer||every other weekend, from Friday after school until Sunday evening, plus one weeknight after school until one hour before bedtime, plus 3 consecutive weeks during the summer holiday, and half of all other holidays | |||
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|align="center"|'''9 to 12 years'''||every other weekend, from Friday after school until Sunday evening, plus one weeknight after school until one hour before bedtime, plus 3 consecutive weeks during the summer holiday, and half of all other holidays||every other weekend, Saturday morning until Sunday evening, plus one weeknight after school until one hour before bedtime, plus 3 three-day visits during the summer||every other weekend, from Thursday after school until Monday morning before school, plus one weeknight after school until one hour before bedtime, plus half of all holidays | |||
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|align="center"|'''13 to 18 years'''||every other weekend, from Friday after school until Sunday evening, plus one weeknight after school until one hour before bedtime, plus 3 consecutive weeks during the summer holiday, and half of all other holidays||every other weekend, Saturday morning until Sunday evening, plus one weeknight after school until one hour before bedtime, plus summer visits set in consultation with the child||every other weekend, from Thursday after school until Monday morning before school, plus half of all holidays | |||
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====Equal Time==== | ====Equal Time==== | ||
