Butler County Ohio Juvenile Court Standard Visitation Schedule

(web page updated 11-29-09)

For a more readable copy, you may want to print Exhibit F to the Local Rules:

http://www.butlercountyohio.org/juvenilejusticecenter/documents/JuvenileRules6192007.pdf

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Standard order of visitation

If there is a willful denial of court ordered parenting time or visitation by either parent, or any custodian,

the court may make a finding of contempt, and order appropriate sanctions, which may include

incarceration, fine, and attorney fees. Further, a willful denial of a parent’s or custodian’s parenting time

(visitation) may lead to modification of the visitation or custody orders.

It is recognized that each situation and each child is different, and it is preferred that parents and

custodians tailor the parenting schedule to meet the specific needs of the children. In the event they

cannot, this court has established the following minimum standard guidelines for parenting time.

Parenting time (visitation) between non-residential parents and children should not be less than:

1.) Alternate weekends beginning Friday at 6:00 p.m. and ending Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

2.) On weeks when there is no weekend parenting time, Monday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

3.) Holidays:

In odd-numbered years the legal custodian, residential parent and/or custodian for school purposes

will have the child(ren) on:

Spring Break: The child(ren)’s school schedule shall define when spring break occurs. If the child(ren)

are not of school age, or if the child(ren) are home schooled, the public school spring break schedule in

the district where the residential parent for school purposes resides shall control. Parenting time should

be from 5:00 p.m. on the last day of school prior to the Spring Break until 5:00 p.m. on the day before

school resumes. If Easter falls within spring break, it will be considered part of the break. If Easter does

not fall within spring break, it will be celebrated according to the normal weekend rotation.

July 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Christmas Day together with the five full days following Christmas Day, i.e., from December 25 at 9:00

a.m. until December 30 at 6:00 p.m.

In odd-numbered years the non-custodial parent and/or parent who is not the custodian for school

purposes will have the child(ren) on:

Memorial Day from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Labor Day from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Thanksgiving: The child(ren)’s school shall define when the Thanksgiving holidays occur. If the

child(ren) are not of school age, or if the child(ren) are home schooled, then the public school schedule

where the residential parent for school purposes resides shall control. Parenting time should be from 5:00

p.m. on the last day of school prior to the Thanksgiving break until 5:00 p.m. on the day before school

resumes.

Christmas Eve together with the five full days preceding Christmas Eve, i.e., from December 19 at 9:00

a.m. until December 25 at 9:00 a.m. If school is in session during all or part of this time period, that

parent is responsible for transporting the child(ren) to and from school.

In even-numbered years the preceding schedule will be reversed.

Every Year:

Mother’s Day will be spent with the mother from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Father’s Day will be spent with the father from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

4.) Child(ren)’s birthdays:

Birthdays shall be celebrated in the home of the residential parent unless the birthday falls during

scheduled parenting time of the non-residential parent.

5.) Vacations:

Each parent shall have extended parenting time with the child(ren) for a period of four weeks every year,

during which time the parenting time for the other parent or custodian shall be suspended. If the

child(ren) are not of school age, the four week vacation period may be scheduled at any time during the

year. If the child(ren) are of school age, said vacation periods shall be scheduled during summer break.

No more than two of the four weeks may be taken consecutively, unless otherwise agreed by the parents.

Neither parent or custodian may schedule vacation parenting time which conflicts with the other parent’ s

or custodian’s holiday parenting time.

Each parent must give the other parent not less than 60 days prior to written notice of the dates

he/she intends to exercise parenting vacation time. When the dates of planned vacations conflict,

the first notice received prevails.

Telephone contact:

Each parent is entitled to reasonable (no more than once a day) phone contact with the child(ren) when

the child(ren) is/are with the other parent for more than 24 hours.

Both parents shall provide each other with their address and phone number. If parents remove the

child(ren) from their residence overnight for holiday/vacation parenting time or any other purpose, the

parents shall provide each other with an emergency telephone number where the child(ren) can be

reached.

General rules regarding parenting time:

Parenting time which cannot take place because of serious illness of the child(ren) will be made up at the

same time the following week.

The child(ren) and/or parent have no duty to await the other parent for more than thirty (30) minutes of

the start of any parenting time. A parent late more than thirty (30) minutes shall forfeit the parenting

time.

When the holiday parenting time of a parent falls on a Monday following that parent’s regular weekend

parenting time, then the parenting time will be continuous, i.e., the child(ren) will stay overnight on

Sunday and return to the other parent on Monday at 7:00 p.m.

When a conflict occurs between the holiday parenting time and the alternate weekend/Monday parenting

time, the holiday parenting time will take precedence.

Exchange of child(ren)’s clothing/personal property:

Neither parent shall restrict the child(ren) from taking those personal items which facilitate personal

comfort and enjoyment to the home of the other parent.

Moving:

NEITHER PARENT SHALL PERMANENTLY REMOVE THE CHILD(REN) FROM THE

JURISDICTION OF THIS COURT WITHOUT FIRST FILING A NOTICE OF RELOCATION.

THIS NOTICE MUST FIRST BE SERVED UPON THE NON-MOVING PARTY AND MUST

COMPLY WITH OHIO LAW AND MUST COMPLY WITH THE LOCAL RULES OF THIS

COURT.

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