Parenting time guidelines include insight, tips or guidance for divorcing parents in creating a parenting plan and visitation schedule. You can access all kinds of documents with parenting time guidelines online or through your local family court. When you and the other parent begin divorce proceedings, you must recognize that it is in your children's best interests to have as much quality contact with both of you as possible. Parenting time guidelines provide you and the other parent with examples of what is important in a visitation schedule. Any example should be modified to fit the unique needs and circumstances of your family. These guidelines also help you to understand child development issues and how a parenting time schedule can affect your children.
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