Green General Time-Sharing Schedule A-3: Birth to Preschool (Ages 0-3)
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description of schedule
Parent A will have physical custody of the child(ren) for three sessions per week lasting [three] to [six] hours (Sessions A, B and C).
After the child(ren) reach the age of [12] months, Session C becomes an overnight session, beginning [four] hours before the child(ren)’s usual bedtime and ending [four] hours after the child(ren)’s usual time to wake in the morning.
Parent B will have physical custody of the child(ren) for the remainder of the month.
NOTE: The sample calendar and description include suggested days and times, but these days and times and any bracketed information can be adjusted to fit an individual family’s needs. See Customizing Your General Time-Sharing Schedule for more information.
advantages
- The child(ren) have regular and frequent contact with each parent.
- The child(ren) see each parent every week.
- The child(ren) never go more than a few days without seeing the other parent.
- The child(ren) see each parent nearly every weekend.
- This schedule ensures that infants (< 12 months) will remember each parent by seeing them every week.
- There is sufficient time for activities to promote parent-child bonding.
disadvantages
- This schedule may be disadvantageous for high conflict parents because the frequent transitions require effective communication.
- Only rarely would the child(ren) have a full weekend with each parent.
- The week may seem a bit “choppy” or broken up.
- Frequent transitions may be difficult for some child(ren).
Green general time-sharing schedule a-3 form (to be attached as appendix a)
