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Parenting time (or visitation), the time non-custodial parents spend with their children, is often one of the most heartbreaking issues in a divorce. But under normal circumstances, when non-custodial parents do not pose a danger to the children, the issue of parenting time should not be a source for all out war.

All the research shows that the more involved non- custodial parents are in the lives of their children the more likely they are to pay child support on time and even above and beyond what is required. Thus post- divorce, it is in both parents interest that non- custodial parents have sufficient parenting time so they are fully involved in the lives of their children.

Parenting time is typically limited during the school year to non-custodial parents having overnight visits with their children every other weekend, with one biweekly, midweek evening visit. Therefore it is important during divorce negotiations that non- custodial parents are awarded at least two consecutive weeks of parenting time during the summer. Ideally during this time non-custodial parents should take time off of work and plan daily activities with the children. It defeats the purpose of summer visitation if the kids are picked up one day and are promptly delivered to a sleepaway camp the next day.

It is to each party's benefit that the issue of parenting time is settled in a fair and equitable manner.

Summer is Here! Prior to becoming a lawyer I was a high school teacher. Because of that experience, Summer is a special time for me. It is a time to pause during the year and look back and smile at your successes and shed a tear at your failures. And if you have lived a truly vibrant life you have had some failures along the way.

Similarly as a lawyer, you often pause at the end of your representation of clients and sometimes smile as you often witness your clients' growth and transition during your representation of them during their most personal matters.

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