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Ottawa County, Ohio Parenting Time Shared Parenting Visitation Companionship Schedule

PLEASE TAKE NOTE:   Counties change their local visitation schedules.  The county you live in may have changed their rule(s) yesterday.  The county you live in may have different visitation schedules for Juvenile Court and Domestic Court. The rule may have been changed or updated since the last time this web page was updated.  In addition, if you already have a visitation schedule pursuant to local rule, and that schedule was attached to your parenting time orders, it is POSSIBLE that the court did not mean for YOUR visitation schedule to change if the local visitation schedule in your county changes. The local visitation schedules are put on this website as a courtesy and are updated as often as possible.  They are NOT legal advice and they are NOT meant to help you figure out if a decision you are about to make would be a violation of an existing court order.  If you want to make sure that you have the most current version of the local rule in your county, you can either look on your county Clerk of Court’s website, go to your local Clerk of Court’s office, or call your local Clerk of Court.

Click here to get a list of phone numbers for the Clerk of Court in your county.

If you know that the court in this county has implemented a new rule, PLEASE tell us by e-mailing us at info@cornwell-law.com and we will update our website.

The office of the Clerk of Court cannot give you legal advice.  This website, although prepared in part by attorneys, cannot and does not give you legal advice.  You can only get legal advice by talking to an attorney of your choice about the facts of your case, and the law as it applies to the facts of your case.

If you understand the information you have just read and would like to see the most recent local rule visitation schedule we have on our website, see the information below:

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OTTAWA COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
COMPANIONSHIP SCHEDULE

(Effective:  September 1, 2001)

Companionship is a time for children to be with the non-residential parent.  It is vitally important that a child have a continuing and regular involvement with that parent.  It is helpful to schedule activities and to teach the child skills during visitation.  Assisting the children in finding friends within the neighborhood is beneficial in creating a home-like atmosphere for the child(ren).

It is important that each parent be flexible, willing to change times and/or dates by mutual cooperation and agreement based upon the changing needs of a child as he or she grows older, in addition to the parent’s own schedules and interests.

Liberal visiting arrangements are encouraged, as contact with both parents is important to the children.  Specific items in the Judgment Entry take precedence over this schedule.  Changes or modifications may be made by the Court if need for such is shown.

COMPANIONSHIP SHALL TAKE PLACE AT SUCH TIMES AND PLACES AS THE PARTIES CAN AGREE. This shall not normally be less than:

1. Weekends

Visitation shall be on alternate weekends from Friday at 6:00 p.m. to Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

2. Mid-week

The child(ren) shall spend a mid-week visitation each week for two and one-half (2 ½) hours at such times as the parties may agree.  If they cannot agree, then the visitation shall be each Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

3 Holidays

(a) If not changed by agreement, holiday times are as follows:

Even-Numbered Years Odd Numbered Years
Easter Father Mother
Memorial Day Mother Father
July 4th Father Mother
Labor Day Mother Father
Thanksgiving Father Mother
Christmas Eve Mother Father
Christmas Day Father Mother
New Year’s Eve/Day Mother Father

(b) If the parties cannot agree on hours for holiday visitation, it shall be as follows:

Easter Saturday at 5:00 p.m. to Sunday at 7:00  p.m.
Memorial Day Sunday at 7:00 p.m. to Monday at 7:00 p.m.
July 4th July 4th at 9:00 a.m. to July 5th at 9:00 a.m.
Labor Day Sunday at 7:00 p.m. to Monday at 7:00 p.m.
Thanksgiving Thursday at 9:00 a.m. to Friday at 9:00 a.m.
Christmas Eve December 23rd at 9:00 p.m. to December 24th at 9:00 p.m.
Christmas Day December 24th at 9:00 p.m. to December 25th at 9:00 p.m.
New Year’s Eve/Day December 31st at 5:00 p.m. to January 1st at 5:00 p.m.

(c) Holidays will take priority over any other visitation except birthdays.  A holiday that falls on a weekend shall be spent with the parent who is designated to have the child(ren) for that holiday.  The rest of the weekend is to be spent with the parent who would normally have that weekend.  This time does not have to be made up.

4. Summer Vacation

Four (4) weeks of companionship shall be granted to the non-residential parent each summer, to be arranged by May 1st of each year.  Said summer visitation shall be taken in 2 two-week intervals (unless otherwise agreed by the parties).

(a) Alternate weekends that normally would be spent with the residential parent which falls during the non-residential parent’s vacation must be given to the residential parent or made up at another time.  Alternate weekends that normally would be spent with the non-residential parent and fall during the residential parent’s vacation must be given to the non-residential parent or made up at another time.

(b) There shall be no abatement of child support during summer vacation.

5. Days of Special Meaning

(a) The child’s birthday shall be spent with the mother in the even-numbered years and shall be spent with the father in the odd-numbered years.  The non-residential parent must provide one-week’s notice of his or her intent to have companionship for a birthday.

(b) Mother’s Day shall always be spent with the mother, Father’s Day shall always be spent with the father, regardless of which parent is entitled to the weekend.  If the parties cannot agree on times, the time shall be from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

6.  Promptness

Each parent shall be prompt for pickup and return of the child(ren), and the residential parent shall ready the child(ren) emotionally and physically for the companionship.  The residential parent has no duty to wait for the non-residential parent to pick up the child(ren) longer than thirty (30) minutes, unless the non-residential parent notified the residential parent (s)he will be late, and the residential parent agrees to remain available after the thirty-minute waiting period.  A parent who is more than thirty (30) minutes late loses the companionship period.  A parent who has a pattern of lateness is subject to penalties under the law.

7. Actual Visitation

Visitation and companionship shall mean actual visitation with the non-residential parent and does not mean the non-residential parent picking up the child and leaving the child with a non-family member.

8. Transportation

It shall be the responsibility of the non-residential parent to provide transportation for visitation.  The non-residential parent, if unavailable for the pick-up or delivery of the child(ren) by car, must use an adult driver well known to the child(ren) for this purpose.  All child restraint laws, including the use of proper car seats, must be complied with by any person driving with the child(ren).  No person transporting the child(ren) may be  under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  Only licensed drivers may transport the child(ren).

9. Cancellation of Companionship by Non-Residential Parent

If a non-residential parent is unable to attend visitation, said parent shall give the residential parent at least twenty-four (24) hours advance notice when practical.  A  parent who does not exercise companionship forfeits the time.

10. Child’s Response to Companionship

(a) Children of divorce grow up to be as normal and healthy as children whose parents are not divorced if the parents communicate well; if both parents continue regular contact with their child(ren) when dealing with the other parent.

It is normal when parents first separate that a child may have a strong emotional reaction at companionship times saying goodbye to one parent.  Parents need to know that the emotional response is quite natural, and that each parent needs to calmly reassure the child that he or she will see the other parent soon.  Parents should understand that this response by the child does not mean that the child does not love the other parent, or wishes not to spend time with the other parent.  The length of the adjustment time will vary.

If a child indicates a strong opposition to being with the other parent, it is the responsibility of each parent to appropriately deal with the situation, by calmly talking with the child as to the child’s best interests, and particularly to avoid confrontation or unpleasant scenes.  If the matter is not settled, either parent should seek the immediate assistance of a mental health professional, a mediator, or a file a motion with the court.  As uncomfortable as this issue may be for a parent, this issue should not go unresolved.

(b) The residential parent should encourage free communications between the children and the non-residential parent, and both parties shall encourage the children to love, honor and obey the other parent and refrain from criticizing the other parent.

11. Returning the Child(ren) After Exercising Companionship

The non-residential parent shall not return the child(ren) before the end of the companionship period stated (not early, not late, not on a different day), unless the parents agree in advance.  The residential parent or other responsible adult well known to the child(ren) shall be present when the child(ren) is/are returned.

12. Clothing

The residential parent is responsible for providing sufficient appropriate clean clothing for every companionship period, based on the lifestyle of the residential parent and child.  If the planned companionship activities require special or unusual clothing needs, the non-residential parent must notify the residential parent at least two days in advance of the companionship period.  If the child does not have the type of clothing requested, the residential parent is under no obligation to comply with the request.  All clothing sent by the residential parent MUST be returned immediately after the companionship period.

13. Schoolwork

A parent must provide time for any child to study, complete homework assignments, papers, or other school assigned projects, even if the completion of this work interferes with the parent’s plans with the children.  If schoolwork is assigned by the school prior to the companionship, the residential parent must inform the other parent of the work to be done, and it must be completed.

14. Address and Telephone Number

Each parent must, unless the Court orders otherwise, keep the other informed of his or her current address and telephone number, and an alternate telephone number in the event of an emergency.

15. Moving

If the residential parent intends to move to a residence other than the residence specified in the visitation order or decree of the court, that parent shall file a Notice of Intent to Relocate.  See R. C. 3109.051(G)(1)

16. Children’s Activities

Scheduled companionship periods shall not be delayed or denied because a child has other scheduled activities (work, lessons, sports, etc.).  It is the responsibility of the parents to discuss activities important to the child in advance, including time, dates, and transportation needs, so that the child is not deprived of activities. Both parents are encouraged to attend all their child’s activities.  Each parent is entitled by law to equal access to the student activities of their child, unless limited by Court order.

17. Communication between Parents

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENTS, NOT THE CHILDREN, TO MAKE ALL COMPANIONSHIP ARRANGEMENTS.  Neither parent should communicate with a child about the issue of companionship, or future events or activities which conflict with the other parent’s allotted times.  It is not the responsibility of a child to mediate or become involved in parental differences over companionship times, dates or activities.  If the parents have temporary difficulty communicating about either companionship or the need of their child(ren), parents should not enlist the child to resolve the parents’ inability to talk to each other.

18. Communication between Parent and Child

Each parent has the right to talk over the telephone with the children as often as the parents agree.  If the parents do not agree, then the non-residential parent shall have telephone privileges twice per week.  Telephone calls shall be during the normal hours a child is awake.  If the child is unavailable for conversation, each parent shall take the responsibility of seeing  that a child timely returns the call.  A child is permitted to call a parent.

19. tep-parent Name

A parent should not, nor permit any other person to, suggest, encourage or require a child to refer to any person other than the child’s parents as “mom” or “dad”, etc.

20. School Records

Both parents are entitled by law to equal access to their children’s records, unless otherwise limited by Court order.

21. Medical Records/Consultation

The residential parent shall, upon request by the non-residential parent, immediately comply with whatever action is required, including the signing of a full release, to provide access to any medical, dental, hospital, surgical, optometric or mental health records of the minor child.  Both parents are entitled to equal access to their children’s records, unless limited by Court order.

22. Mediation of Companionship Disputes

In the event a dispute shall arise between the parties concerning any provision of this schedule, the parties shall attempt to discuss and resolve any such dispute between themselves.  If they are unable to do so, then

(a) either or both parties may file a request of the Court to set the matter for mediation; or

(b) move the Court to resolve the dispute.

23. Penalties for the Parent Who Willfully Fails to Comply with this Companionship Schedule

A parent who willfully fails to comply with this companionship schedule may be found in contempt of Court, which may include a fine and/or jail sentence.  The Court may also assess attorney fees and court costs, order the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem and payment of the Guardian Ad Litem’s fee.  The Court may order the reimbursement of transportation costs, and make-up companionship, in addition to any other remedy available at law.

OTTAWA COUNTY – LONG DISTANCE COMPANIONSHIP SCHEDULE

(over 100 miles one way)

1. Companionship is to take place at such times and places as the parties agree.

This will not normally mean less than:

A. For the parent who is not the Residential Parent:

1. Christmas school vacation in the even-numbered years or up to five (5) days for preschoolers with no school-aged siblings.

2. Spring vacation in the odd-numbered years or up to five (5) days for preschoolers with no school-aged siblings.

3. One-half (1/2) of the school summer vacation.  Summer school necessary for the children to pass to the next grade must be attended.  Must notify the residential parent as to the arrangements by April 15.

(a) The parties can determine which half they prefer.

(b) If the parties cannot agree, in the even-numbered years, the first half of the summer vacation shall be spent at the home of the non-residential parent, with the second half of the summer vacation at the home of the residential parent, and the opposite in the odd-numbered years.

(c) Unless the parties agree otherwise, responsibility for transportation costs for summer and spring or Christmas vacations shall be shared, based on the usual earnings of the parties.

(d) There will be a fifty percent (50%) decrease of support during the entire visitation period if the visitation is more than four (4) weeks (unless the parties agree otherwise).  There will be no decrease of support if visitation is four (4) weeks or less. The residential parent shall reimburse the non-residential parent fifty percent (50%) of the current support obligation during summer visitation within ten (10) days of receipt of child support.

(e) Children and residential parent must be allowed to communicate by telephone once a week.  Calling party shall bear the expense and parties shall alternate placing the call.

(f) A general itinerary should be provided the residential parent if any part of the vacation will be spent away from the home of the non-residential parent

4.  Additional visitation:

(a) The residential parent shall be notified at least two (2) days in advance of any time the non-residential parent will be in the area and is desirous of a visitation period.

(b) Once-a-month weekend visit to the home of the non-residential parent will be permitted if the time the child is traveling does not exceed three (3) hours one way.

(1) The residential parent must be notified at least one (1) week in advance.

(2) The transportation cost shall be the responsibility of the non-residential parent.

(3) Father’s Day or Mother’s Day can always be spent with the appropriate parent.

B. For the Residential Parent:

1. Christmas vacation in the odd-numbered years.

2. Spring vacation in the even-numbered years.

3. One-half (1/2) of the summer vacation.  The residential parent shall notify the non-residential parent by March 15 of when summer vacation begins.

4. Additional visitation:

(a) If given at least two (2) day notice, the residential parent shall give visitation to the non-residential parent who is visiting in the area.

(b) If given a one (1) week notice, the residential parent shall give visitation to the non-residential parent once a month if the travel time does not exceed three (3) hours one way

C. Each parent shall provide the other parent with a telephone number and address where the child may be reached.

NOTE:  Sufficient clothing and personal items must be sent with the children.  This schedule can be changed or modified by the Court if need for such is shown.

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Noble County Ohio Standard Orders of Parenting Time Visitation Schedule

PLEASE TAKE NOTE:   Counties change their local visitation schedules.  The county you live in may have changed their rule(s) yesterday.  The county you live in may have different visitation schedules for Juvenile Court and Domestic Court. The rule may have been changed or updated since the last time this web page was updated.  In addition, if you already have a visitation schedule pursuant to local rule, and that schedule was attached to your parenting time orders, it is POSSIBLE that the court did not mean for YOUR visitation schedule to change if the local visitation schedule in your county changes. The local visitation schedules are put on this website as a courtesy and are updated as often as possible.  They are NOT legal advice and they are NOT meant to help you figure out if a decision you are about to make would be a violation of an existing court order.  If you want to make sure that you have the most current version of the local rule in your county, you can either look on your county Clerk of Court’s website, go to your local Clerk of Court’s office, or call your local Clerk of Court.

Click here to get a list of phone numbers for the Clerk of Court in your county.

If you know that the court in this county has implemented a new rule, PLEASE tell us by e-mailing us at info@cornwell-law.com and we will update our website.

The office of the Clerk of Court cannot give you legal advice.  This website, although prepared in part by attorneys, cannot and does not give you legal advice.  You can only get legal advice by talking to an attorney of your choice about the facts of your case, and the law as it applies to the facts of your case.

If you understand the information you have just read and would like to see the most recent local rule visitation schedule we have on our website, see the information below:

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NOBLE COUNTY – STANDARD ORDERS OF PARENTING TIME

Effective July 1, 2004, the following standard orders of visitation are hereby adopted for all cases involving visitation orders in the Noble County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Division and Juvenile Division.

In those cases where a dispute develops between parties as to “reasonable” parenting time, where the child or children are two years of age, or older, and in the absence of factors rendering such an order unjust or not in the best interest of the child or children, the Court may and as a general rule will order standard orders of parenting time.

These standard orders shall constitute guidelines in all such domestic relations cases involving minor children, unless the parties agree to a different specific schedule or the parties requesting a deviation from the Standard Orders of Parenting time show good cause for the requested deviation. These guidelines are an order of the Court, however, they are a minimum and the parties may agree to expand the parenting time. Children need continued meaningful exposure to both parents and need the continuing and regular involvement of both parents to feel loved. It is hoped that each parent will be flexible based upon the changing needs of a child as that child grows older.

STANDARD ORDER OF PARENTING TIME

1. The non-residential parent shall have parenting time on alternate weekends from Friday evenings at 6:00 p.m. to Sunday evenings at 6:00 p.m. Additionally, if practicable, there shall be one weekday parenting time experience with the non-residential parent each week, taking into account the parents’ work schedules, the child(ren)’s school schedule and the distance between the parents’ homes. This parenting time shall be Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.

2. The children and/or the residential parent have no duty to await the visiting parent for more than thirty (30) minutes of the parenting time. A parent late more than thirty (30) minutes shall forfeit that parenting time period. If the non‑residential parent cannot exercise parenting time, 24 hour notice must be given to the residential parent and the child(ren).

3. For the purpose of parenting time, there are eight (8) holidays to be divided between the parents and take precedent over the parenting time schedule of paragraph one (1) herein:

(1) Martin Luther King Day
9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.		 (2) Easter
Saturday 6:00 p.m. to Sunday 6:00 p.m.
(3) Memorial Day
9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.		 (4) July Fourth9:00 a. m. on the 4t” to 9:00 a. m. on the 5RH
(5) Labor Day
9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.		 (6)Halloween (Beggar’s Night)
4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (8)
(7) President’s Day
9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.		 Thanksgiving
Wednesday 6:00 p.m. to Friday 6:00 p.m.

In the odd-numbered years the residential parent shall have the child(ren) in Group A (left column) and the non-residential parent shall have parenting time in Group B (right column). In the even numbered years, the non-residential parent parent shall have the Group A holidays and the residential parent, the Group B holidays.

If the parent with the Monday holiday has the weekend prior, the children do not need to be returned home on Sunday night but may remain with that parent until Monday night at 7:00 p.m. (See paragraph 8.)

4. Winter/Christmas Vacation: The Christmas/Winter break will be divided and alternated annually between the parents. Said time periods shall be determined by the school district which the child attends, or if the children are not of school age, the district of the residential parent and the residential parent shall have the child(ren), in even years, from the day school is out until December 25, at 10:00 a.m. In even years the non‑residential parent shall have parenting time with the child(ren) from December 25 at 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. the day before school reconvenes. In the odd numbered years, the non‑residential parent shall have extended Christmas/Winter parenting time from 6:00 p.m. from the day school is let out to December 25 at 10:00 a.m. and the residential parent beginning December 25 at 10:00 a.m.

5. On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, no matter whose turn for parenting time, the child(ren) shall be with the appropriate parent on those holidays.

6. The child shall celebrate its birthday in the house of the residential parent in odd numbered years and in the house of the non‑residential parent in even numbered years. The parent not having parenting time on the child’s birthday may have a separate birthday party if desired.

7. The non-residential parent shall have two (2) separate two (2) week periods of parenting time each summer. The residential parent must have at least one (1) weekend of parenting time prior to the non‑residential parent exercising his/her second two (2) week period.

The residential parent shall have one(1) two (2) week period and one (1) one(1) week period of parenting time each summer. The non‑residential parent shall have at least one (1) weekend of parenting time prior to the residential parent exercising the second portion of his/her vacation period.

A week for parenting time during the summer vacation period shall be defined as Friday at 6:00 p.m. to Friday at 6:00 p.m., unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, and these periods shall take the place of the regular schedule in paragraph 1 of this Standard Order of Parenting Time as set forth above; i.e. these summer vacation weeks are uninterrupted by the other parents’ weekends.

Parents must submit their vacation dates to the other parent in writing not less than 60 days prior to the school break. If there is a conflict, the opposing party must notify the other parent within seven days. If the conflict cannot be resolved between the parties, they must submit the matter in writing to the court within 45 days prior to the summer break. If the parties fail to submit the matter to the Court in a timely manner, the parent who first submitted the requested dates to the other party shall receive those dates for vacation. Failure to comply with this provision will not result in a forfeiture of summer parenting time, but may result in summer parenting times other than requested.

Summer vacation period is determined by the school district which the children attend, or if the children are not of school age, the vacation period is determined by the school district of the residential parent. The summer vacation shall run from the day after the last day of school until one week prior to school F parting.

Child support does not abate for any period of parenting time.

8. Unless otherwise stated all holidays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, extended summer visitation and birthday visitations shall be from 9:00 a.m. until /:00 p.m. where the day after the visitation is a school day or from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. where the day after the visitation is a non‑school day.

9. In the event that a regularly scheduled weekend parenting time period is canceled because of the child’s illness, the parenting lime shall be made up the next weekend. Any holiday parenting time canceled because of a child’s illness shall be made up within two (2) weeks.

10. The non‑residential parent shall bear the transportation expense necessary for exercising parenting time.

11. Parenting time does not mean picking up the children) and then leaving them with someone else. If circumstances so require, however, another responsible adult, such as a grandparent, may pick up the child(ren) for parenting time and/or watch the child(ren) for a short period of time. One example of a situation requiring such an arrangement is where the parent exercising parenting time cannot get off work in time to pick up the child(ren).

12. The residential parent shall send with the child(ren) on parenting time, clean clothing appropriate to the season and sufficient to last the entire visitation period. The residential parent shall send sufficient bottles, car seat, formula, diapers and all prescription or non‑prescription medication taken by the children) :;long with written instructions for the administration of the same and the name and telephone number of the physician. All bottles and unused supplies sent by ‑.he residential parent shall be returned with the children) as well as all clothing, which shall be cleaned by the non-residential parent.

13. If the residential parent intends to move his/her residence, the residential parent shall immediately file a written notice with the Clerk of Courts. The written notice shall include the following:

  1. The case number under which the original visitation order was issued;
  2. The residential parent’s name, old address, and new address; arid
  3. The non‑residential parent’s name and present address. Upon receipt of this notice, the Clerk shall file the original and send the non‑residential parent a copy of the notice.

14. Notwithstanding paragraph 13, the residential parent shall not remove the child(ren)’s residence from the State of Ohio without first obtaining a modified visitation order from the Court.

15. Subject to Ohio Revised Code Section 3319.321(F), the nonresidential parent shall be entitled to access to any record related to the child(ren) under the same terms and conditions that access is provided to the residential parent.

NOTICE TO KEEPER OF RECORDS: Knowingly failing to comply with this order and with Section 3109.051 (H) of the Ohio Revised code may be punishable as Contempt of Court.

16. The non‑residential parent shall have access, in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 5104.01 1, to any child day care center attended by the child(ren) under the same terms and conditions that access is provided to the residential parent.

17. Subject to Ohio Revised Code Section 3319.321(F), the non‑residential parent shall have access to any student activity involving the children) under the same terms and conditions that access is provided to the residential parent.

NOTICE TO SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES: Knowingly failing to comply with this order or Section 3109.051 (J) of the Ohio Revised Code subjects you to a possible Contempt of Court.

These are the Standard Visitation Rules of this Court, and they will be changed or modified by the Court if it is shown that there is good cause for such change or if the parties agree to another parenting time schedule.

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that this visitation schedule is the order in each domestic relations case involving minor children, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or unless good cause is shown for a variance from this Order. This Order shall be referred to as the “STANDARD ORDER OF PARENTING TIME”.

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Muskingum County Ohio Domestic Relations Standard Parenting Time / Visitation Schedule

PLEASE TAKE NOTE:   Counties change their local visitation schedules.  The county you live in may have changed their rule(s) yesterday.  The county you live in may have different visitation schedules for Juvenile Court and Domestic Court. The rule may have been changed or updated since the last time this web page was updated.  In addition, if you already have a visitation schedule pursuant to local rule, and that schedule was attached to your parenting time orders, it is POSSIBLE that the court did not mean for YOUR visitation schedule to change if the local visitation schedule in your county changes. The local visitation schedules are put on this website as a courtesy and are updated as often as possible.  They are NOT legal advice and they are NOT meant to help you figure out if a decision you are about to make would be a violation of an existing court order.  If you want to make sure that you have the most current version of the local rule in your county, you can either look on your county Clerk of Court’s website, go to your local Clerk of Court’s office, or call your local Clerk of Court.

Click here to get a phone number for the Clerk of Court in your county.

If you know that the court in this county has implemented a new rule, PLEASE tell us by e-mailing us at info@cornwell-law.com and we will update our website.

The office of the Clerk of Court cannot give you legal advice.  This website, although prepared in part by attorneys, cannot and does not give you legal advice.  You can only get legal advice by talking to an attorney of your choice about the facts of your case, and the law as it applies to the facts of your case.

If you understand the information you have just read and would like to see the most recent local rule visitation schedule we have on our website, see the information below:

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Muskingum County- Domestic Relations Division
Standard Parenting Time Order

2010 PARENTING ORDER

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Morrow County Ohio Local Model Visitation Schedule

PLEASE TAKE NOTE:   Counties change their local visitation schedules.  The county you live in may have changed their rule(s) yesterday.  The county you live in may have different visitation schedules for Juvenile Court and Domestic Court. The rule may have been changed or updated since the last time this web page was updated.  In addition, if you already have a visitation schedule pursuant to local rule, and that schedule was attached to your parenting time orders, it is POSSIBLE that the court did not mean for YOUR visitation schedule to change if the local visitation schedule in your county changes. The local visitation schedules are put on this website as a courtesy and are updated as often as possible.  They are NOT legal advice and they are NOT meant to help you figure out if a decision you are about to make would be a violation of an existing court order.  If you want to make sure that you have the most current version of the local rule in your county, you can either look on your county Clerk of Court’s website, go to your local Clerk of Court’s office, or call your local Clerk of Court.

Click here to get a list of phone numbers for the Clerk of Court in your county.

If you know that the court in this county has implemented a new rule, PLEASE tell us by e-mailing us at info@cornwell-law.com and we will update our website.

The office of the Clerk of Court cannot give you legal advice.  This website, although prepared in part by attorneys, cannot and does not give you legal advice.  You can only get legal advice by talking to an attorney of your choice about the facts of your case, and the law as it applies to the facts of your case.

If you understand the information you have just read and would like to see the most recent local rule visitation schedule we have on our website, see the information below:

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Morrow County
Local Model Visitation Rule

RULE 2   Local Model Visitation Rule

Visitation is a time for children to do things with the parent they do not reside with.  Activities you can do with them or skills you can teach them help the time be rewarding.  Helping the children finds friends in your neighborhood also helps make it like home for them.

Liberal visitation arrangements are encouraged, as contact with both parents is important to the children.  Specific items in the Journal Entry take precedence over this schedule.  Changes or modifications can be made by the Court if need for such action is shown.  This schedules does not affect support payments.

Please be advised that this schedule is merely a guideline for visitation.  It is each party’s responsibility to tailor this schedule as necessary to meet the best interests of their children.

VISITATION BETWEEN THE CHILDREN AND THE PARENT WHO IS NOT THE RESIDENTIAL PARENT SHALL TAKE PLACE AT SUCH TIMES AND PLACES AS THE PARTIES MAY AGREE, BUT WILL NOT NORMALLY BE LESS THAN:

  1. Weekends:
    Alternate weekends from Friday at 6:00 p.m. until Sunday at 6:00 p.m.  This alternating weekend schedule shall not change, even if interrupted by holiday and birthday, summer and/or vacation visitation.
  2. Weekdays:
    One weekday evening per week from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
  3. Extracurricular Activities:
    Regardless of where the children are living their continued participation in extracurricular activities, school related or otherwise, shall continue uninterrupted.  It shall be the responsibility of the parent with whom they are residing at the time of the activity to provide the physical and economic cost of transportation to these activities.  The residential parent shall provide the parent who is not the residential parent with notice of all extracurricular activities, school related, or otherwise, in which the children participate, schedules of all extracurricular activities (handwritten by the residential parent if no formal schedule is provided by the activity) and the name of the activity leader (including address and telephone number if reasonably available to the residential parent).
  4. Pre-School Age Children:
    Pre-school age children follow the same schedule of school age children in the school district where they live regardless of whether or not other school age children live in the family.
  5. Holidays and Birthdays:
    In odd-numbered years, mother has New Year’s Day, Spring Break, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Christmas Eve and first half of Christmas Break.  In odd-numbered years, father has Martin Luther King’s Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and the second half of Christmas break.  In the even-numbered years, the schedules are reversed.

    1. In the event of a conflict between regular visitation and holiday visitation, holiday visitation prevails.  The alternating weekend visitation shall be suspended as a consequence of the holiday schedule and shall recommence with the same rotation the first weekend immediately following.  For example:  If the weekend immediately proceeding a holiday were mother’s weekend, the holiday weekend would be celebrated with the parent entitled to the holiday.  The weekend rotation would recommence the weekend after the holiday as father’s weekend.  This occurs even though one parent may have the children two weekends in a row.For any holiday falling on a Monday or Friday, if the weekend immediately preceding or following the holiday visitation are spent with the same parent, there is no need for that parent to return the children that evening and then pick them up the next morning.  For holiday falling on a Friday, visitation commences on Friday evening and continues to Monday evening.
    2. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day and, the parent’s birthdays only when they fall on a Saturday or Sunday, to be spent with the appropriate parent.  These are as agreed or 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  These do not have to be made up.
    3. Other days of special meaning, such as Religious Holidays, etc. (i.e. New  Year’s Eve and Day, Kwanzaa, Passover, Easter, Rosh Hashanah, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day) should be decided together as follows: These do not have to be made up.
    4. Hours for parents who can not agree are:
1. New Year’s Day 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
2. Martin Luther King Day 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
3. Spring Break 6:00 p.m. ON THE DAY school is out to 7:00 p.m. the day before school recommences, to be coincidental with the days of school vacation and not to interfere with school)
4. Memorial Day and Labor Day 6:00 p.m. Friday to 6:00 p.m. Monday
5 July 4th 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. the next day
6. Thanksgiving 6:00 p.m. Wednesday to 6:00 p.m. Sunday
7 Winter Break (first half commences at 6:00 p.m. the lst day of school before Winter break begins, until December 25 at 1:00 p.m.; second half commences at 1:00 p.m. December 25 until 6:00 p.m. the day before school recommences).
  1. 48 hour notice should be given by the parent with whom the holiday is being spent for any arrangements for out of town travel on the holidays or of a change in pick-up/return times.
  2. The children’s birthdays should be alternated per child, between the parents and on an annual basis.  Hours for parents who can not agree are 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Brothers and sisters attend the birthday event.  These do not have to be made up.
  • Transportation:
    The parties shall divide the transportation equally.  The parent who is exercising their parenting/visitation rights shall pick up the child
  • Waiting:
    Neither parent shall be more than 30 minutes late picking up the children.  If the non-residential parent has not arrived to pick up the children within the 30 minute period, visitation is forfeited and shall not be made up.
  • Cancellation:
    The parent who is not the residential parent should give 24 hour notice to cancel. The time canceled by the parent who is not the residential parent is forfeited.
  • Illness:
    If a child is ill, the residential parent should give 24 hour notice, if possible, so appropriate plans can be made.  However, if more than one day of any visitation, weekend, holiday/birthday, or vacation is missed due to non-emergency and/
  • Summer:
    The non-residential parent shall have visitation with the children for the last half of the summer each year.  The summer school vacation commences the day after the children are out of school and continues until seven (7) days before school begins.  The number of intervening weeks (full and/or partial) shall be divided in half, and the non-residential parent shall have the last half of the summer vacation with the children.During the summer visitation, the residential parent receives weekday and alternating weekend visitation as afforded the non-residential parent the rest of the year.
  • Vacations:
    Each parent may arrange an uninterrupted vacation of not more than two weeks with the children.  Each parent shall schedule this vacation during his/her half of the summer.  A general itinerary of the vacation shall be provided for the other parent, including dates, locations, addresses, and telephone numbers. Holiday and birthday celebrations with either parent shall not be missed, requiring scheduling of the vacation around these events or that the missed occasion be made up.  Alternate weekends are missed during vacation, and are therefore not required to be made up.
  • Moving:
    Upon either parent learning that he/she will be moving, he/she shall immediately notify the other parent except in those circumstances wherein notice is not required by R.C. 3109.051(G), and provide the other parent with the moving date, new residence address and telephone number, and such other pertinent information necessary to effectuate a smooth move for the children.  The parents shall attempt, in good faith, to renegotiate an appropriate and beneficial new visitation schedule.
  • Telephone Access:
    1. As between the parents:  Telephone communication by the children with the parent with whom they are not residing shall occur not less than three times per week for not less than 15 minutes.  Children can call the other parent as often as the parent and child agree, at reasonable times, so long as the call is collect if it is a long distance call.  The non-possessory parent shall be allowed to communicate with children not less than one time per week for not less than ½ hour by either calling or having the children call him/her.  Possessory parent shall not interfere with or stop the telephone communication.
    2. At school, day care facilities, extracurricular activities, or all other public locations:  Provision 13a., above shall not in any way contravene the statutory directives granting equal access by both parents to their children at any and all times while the children are at school, at a day care facility, babysitter, attending extracurricular activities, etc.
  • Make-Up Visitation:
    Any make-up visitation required by this schedule shall occur the first weekend of the other parent immediately following the missed visitation and shall continue during the other parent’s weekends until made up in full, including partial weekends.
  • Current Address and Telephone Number:
    Except as provided in the Court order, each parent shall keep the other informed of his/her current address and telephone number at all times.
  • Emergency Contact:
    Both parents shall at all times, regardless of whether the children are with  him/her, provide the other parent with a telephone number for contact in the event of an emergency.
  • Car Seat:
    For any and all children required by law to ride in a car seat, the parents shall transfer the car seat with the child as visitation exchanges occur
  • Clothing:
    The parents shall cooperate in the exchange of the children’s clothing prior to and following visitation.

MODEL VISITATION RULE FOR PARENTS TRAVELING OVER 90 MILES ONE WAY

Visitation is a time for children to do things with the parent they do not reside with.  Activities you can do with them or skills you can teach them help the time be rewarding.  Helping the children finds friends in your neighborhood also helps make it like home for them.

Liberal visitation arrangements are encouraged, as contact with both parents is important to the children.  Specific items in the Journal Entry take precedence over this schedule.  Changes or modifications can be made by the Court if need for such action is shown.

AT SUCH TIMES AND PLACES AS THE PARTIES MAY AGREE:

This will not normally be less than:

  1. Christmas:
    Christmas vacation will be divided in half and alternated annually, by half, between the parents.
  2. Spring Break:
    School vacation (the day school is out to the day before school recommences, to be coincidental with the days of the school vacation and not to interfere with school) in odd-numbered years.
  3. Alternate Holiday Plan:
    Those who wish more frequent contact, and who develop a plan to pay for the transportation, can have half of Easter vacation, half of summer, alternate year Thanksgiving, and half of Christmas vacation each year.  The holidays themselves must be alternated, as the parties agree, or Easter and Thanksgiving in the odd-numbered years and Christmas in even-numbered years, for the parent who is not the residential parent.
  4. Summer:
    One half of the school summer vacation.  Summer school necessary for the child to pass to the next grade must be attended.  The residential parent shall notify the parent who is not residential parent by march 15 of when the summer vacation begins and ends.  The parent who is not the residential parent must notify the residential parent as to their intentions by April 15.

    1. If the parties cannot agree which half of summer they prefer, in the even-numbered years, the first half of the summer shall be spent at the home of the parent who is not the residential parent, and in odd-numbered years, the second half.
    2. The children must be allowed to communicate by telephone, one time per week, with both parents, regardless of with whom the child is currently residing.  Both parents shall permit no less than one half hour conversations.  The calling party shall bear the expense.  The children may call either parent, collect, at any and all reasonable times as he or she wishes.
    3. A general itinerary should be provided either parent if more than 2 days will be spent away from either home when the children are in that parent’s care.
  5. Vacations:  Each parent may arrange an uninterrupted vacation of not more than two weeks with the children.  A general itinerary of the vacation shall be provided for the other parent including dates, locations, addresses, and telephone numbers.
    1. A vacation is defined as a trip away from the parent’s home.  It does not include a parents’ vacation time off from work where the parent spends it at home
    2. Summer school is necessary for the child to pass to the next grade must be attended.
  6. Additional Visitation:
    1. Weekend:  A once-a-month, weekend visit to the parent who is not the residential parent will be permitted if the child’s traveling time does not exceed three hours one way.  The residential parent must be notified at least one week in advance.
    2. Father’s Day and Mother’s Day can always be spent with the appropriate parent.
    3. The parent who is not the residential parent shall notify the residential parent at least two days in advance of any time the parent who is not the residential parent will be in the area and wants a visitation period.  Absent extraordinary circumstances, this visitation shall occur.
    4. The residential parent must notify the parent who is not the residential parent at least two days in advance when the residential parent and child will be in the area of the parent who is not the residential parent, and visitation must be allowed.
  7. Transportation:
    Responsibility for transportation costs should be decided in advance and a plan written into an Order of the Court.  The costs of transportation, in the appropriate case, may be a basis for deviation from the child support schedule.
  8. Moving:
    Upon either parent learning that he/she will be moving, he/she shall immediately notify the other parent except in those circumstances wherein notice is not required by R.C. 3109.051(G), and provide the other parent with the moving date, new residence address and telephone number, and such other pertinent information necessary to effectuate a smooth move for the children.  The parents shall attempt, in good faith, to renegotiate an appropriate and beneficial new visitation schedule.
  9. Current Address and Telephone Number:
    Except as provided in the Court order, each parent shall keep the other informed of his/her current address and telephone number at all times.

    1. Emergency Contact:
      Both parents shall at all times, regardless of whether the children are with  him/her, provide the other parent with a telephone number for contact in the event of an emergency.
  10. Car Seat:
    For any and all children required by law to ride in a car seat, the parents shall transfer the care seat with the child as visitation exchanges occur
  11. Clothing:
    The parents shall cooperate in the exchange of the children’s clothing prior to and following visitation.

 

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Morgan County Ohio Standard Visitation Guidelines

PLEASE TAKE NOTE:   Counties change their local visitation schedules.  The county you live in may have changed their rule(s) yesterday.  The county you live in may have different visitation schedules for Juvenile Court and Domestic Court. The rule may have been changed or updated since the last time this web page was updated.  In addition, if you already have a visitation schedule pursuant to local rule, and that schedule was attached to your parenting time orders, it is POSSIBLE that the court did not mean for YOUR visitation schedule to change if the local visitation schedule in your county changes. The local visitation schedules are put on this website as a courtesy and are updated as often as possible.  They are NOT legal advice and they are NOT meant to help you figure out if a decision you are about to make would be a violation of an existing court order.  If you want to make sure that you have the most current version of the local rule in your county, you can either look on your county Clerk of Court’s website, go to your local Clerk of Court’s office, or call your local Clerk of Court.

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If you understand the information you have just read and would like to see the most recent local rule visitation schedule we have on our website, see the information below:

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Morgan County – Standard Visitation Guidelines

Standard Guidelines:

  1. Within a 100 mile radius of Morgan County
  2. In excess of a 100 mile radius of Morgan County

JOURNAL ENTRY

Pursuant to the provisions of Revised Code 3109.051(F)2, the following standard visitation guidelines are herby adopted for all cases involving visitation orders in the Morgan County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Division and Juvenile Division. These standard visitation guidelines shall constitute visitation orders in each domestic relations case involving minor children, unless the parties agree in writing to a specific visitation schedule different form these guidelines and said schedule is approved by the Court, or unless a party requests a deviation from these guidelines and can show the Court good cause for the deviation. All visitation by grandparents and other persons shall be set by a separate order of the Court, in addition to the visitation times ordered herein and in consideration of the best interests of the children.

Standard Local Visitation Guidelines –

1. For purposes of this Order, the words “child” or “children” shall be considered in either the singular or the plural form, depending upon whether there are one or more children involved in the specific case and as the context requires.

2. The children and the residential parent shall not be required to await visitation from the non‑residential parent for more than thirty (30) minutes, from the beginning of visitation time.

Any non‑residential parent who is more than thirty (30) minutes late for visitation shall forfeit any weekend or holiday visitation period for which he or she is more than thirty (30) minutes late. This provision shall not apply to summer visitation. The non‑residential parent is required to give the residential parent at least twenty‑four (24) hour notice prior to visitation, if the nonresidential parent cannot exercise his or her visitation rights as scheduled, except for emergencies, in which case, notice shall be given as soon as reasonably practicable under the circumstances.

Weekend Visitation:

3. The non-residential parent shall have visitation with the minor children of the parties on alternate weekends, from Friday at 6:00pm until Sunday at 6:00pm. In addition, both parents are strongly encouraged to provide the children with at least one (1) weekday visitation with the non‑residential parent each week, taking into consideration with parents’ work schedules, the children’s school schedules, and the distance between the parents’ homes.

Holiday Visitation:

4. For purposes of visitation, there shall be twelve (12) holiday visitation periods. Those periods of visitation shall be divided equally between the parents. Said holiday visitations are as follows:

1. New Year’s Day: 6:00pm on December 314 to 8:00pm on January 1st
2. Martin Luther King Day: 6:00pm the day before to 8:00pm on the holiday
3. Presidents’ Day: 6:00pm the day before to 8:00pm on the holiday
4. Easter: 6:00pm the day before to 8:00pm on the holiday
5. Memorial Day: 6:00pm the day before to 8:00pm on the holiday
6. Fourth of July: 6:00pm on July 3`° to 8:00pm on July 4h
7. Labor Day: 6:00prn on the day before to 8:00prn on the holiday
8. Columbus Day: 6:00pm on the day before to 8:00prn on the holiday
9. Veterans’ Day: 6:00pm on the day before to 8:00pm on the holiday
10. Thanksgiving: 6:00pm on the day before to 8:00pm on the holiday
11. Christmas Eve: 6:00pm on December 23`d to 10:00pm on December 24`”.
12. Christmas Day: 10:00pm on December 24th to 8:00prn on December 26`x’.

5. For purposes of holiday visitation, the non‑residential parent shall visit with the children on all odd‑numbered holidays as set forth above in the odd‑numbered years (i.e. 2003), and the non‑residential parent shall visit with the children on all even‑numbered holidays as set forth above in even‑numbered years (i.e. 2004). Holiday visitation shall take precedence over weekend visitation.

6. The children of the parties shall spend Mother’s Day and the mother’s birthday with their mother each year. The children of the parties shall spend Father’s Day and the father’s birthday with their father each year. Visitation will commence at 9:00am and terminate at 6:00pm on said days, unless the children are in school, whereupon visitation shall commence after school and continue until 6:00pm. In the event that Mother’s Day and father’s birthday or Father’s Day and the mother’s birthday fall on the same day, Mother’s Day visitation and Father’s Day visitation shall take precedence, and birthday visitation privileges shall be lost.

7. Each child shall celebrate his or her birthday in the home of the residential parent in odd numbered years, and in the home of the non-residential parent in the even numbered years. Birthday visitation shall be from 9:00am to 6:00pm. In the event the child is in school, visitation shall commence immediately after school, with the visiting parent entitled to pick the child up from school, and shall end at 8:00pm. If birthday visitation conflicts with alternate weekend visitation or holiday visitation, the birthday visitation schedule shall take precedence.

Summer Visitation:

8. The non‑residential parent shall have a two (2) week, uninterrupted period of visitation each summer, structured so that the non-residential parent shall have the opportunity to take the children on vacation. The residential parent shall also have an uninterrupted visitation schedule with the children of the parties for a two (2) week period each summer. Consequently, summer visitation shall take precedence over weekend visitation by either the residential or the nonresidential parent. Summer visitation shall also take precedence over birthday visitation, and Mother’s Day and Father’s Day visitation.

9. It is the intention of the Court that both parents cooperate in designing summer visitation schedules that are mutually agreed upon by both parents. The Court desires the parents to amicably resolve visitation dates and times. In the event that the parties cannot amicably schedule summer visitation with their minor children, the Court directs that summer visitation for the non‑residential parent shall commence on the 7″‘ day of July each year at 9:00am and terminate fourteen (14) days thereafter at 6:00pm, and that summer visitation for the residential parent shall commence at 9:00am on August Is` each year and terminate fourteen (14) days thereafter at 6:00pm. The number of days of visitation shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last day. In the event that the non‑residential parent does not appear for summer visitation when scheduled, the non‑residential parent must notify the residential parent within twenty‑four (24) hours of the exact time that he or she intends to conduct visitation. In the event that the non‑residential parent does not make arrangements with the residential parent within twenty‑four (24) hours of the scheduled commencement of summer visitation, the nonresidential parent’s summer visitation shall be forfeited.

10. In the event that the non‑residential parent’s weekend or holiday visitation time is cancelled because of the illness of any child, then the non‑residential parent’s weekend visitation for the child shall be had by the non‑residential parent on the next weekend and all cancelled holiday visitation shall be made up to the non‑residential parent within two (2) weeks.

11. The non-residential parent shall be responsible for transporting the minor children of the parties to and from visitation, and shall pay the costs associated therewith. Should either party move more than twenty five (25) miles from Morgan County, the parent that moved shall bear all transportation costs.

12. The minor children of the parties shall be picked up for visitation by the non-residential parent. In the event that work schedules or other circumstances exist which preclude the nonresidential parent from picking up the children for visitation, the children may be picked up by the non-residential parent’s spouse, a grandparent, or some other responsible adult. It is the intention of the Court that the non‑residential parent visit with the minor children of the parties during scheduled visitation and that the visitation be quality‑time between the non‑residential parent and the children. Consequently, the non‑residential parent shall not leave the children for extended periods during visitation with third parties, but rather the non‑residential parent shall be available at all times practicable to visit with the children.

13. The residential parent shall send with the children on visitation, clothing appropriate to the season and sufficient in quantity to last the entire visitation period. The residential parent shall also send, if applicable, sufficient baby bottles and toys as are necessary for use by the minor children of the parties during visitation. At the conclusion of visitation, the non­residential parent shall return ALL CLOTHING TOYS. AND BOTTLES, or replacements for them if any have been lost or destroyed, to the residential parent.

14. In the event that the non‑residential parent has purchased clothing for the minor children during the visitation, said clothing will also be returned to the residential parent at the conclusion of visitation. After summer visitation, the non‑residential parent shall be responsible for cleaning and laundering all of the minor children’s clothing prior to returning said clothing to the residential parent.

15. The residential parent shall be responsible for sending with the minor children of the parties sufficient medication, either prescription or non-prescription, for the entire visitation period, if said medication has been prescribed or is being given upon the advise of a physician. The residential parent shall also furnish to the non‑residential parent written instructions concerning the administration of the medication to the minor children of the parties, together with the name, address, and telephone number of the physician.

16. The residential parent shall immediately notify the non‑residential parent when any child suffers from any illness, disease, or injury that requires treatment by a physician, hospital, or any health care provider. The non‑residential parent will immediately notify the residential parent when any child, during any visitation period, suffers any illness, injury, or contracts any disease that requires treatment by a physician, hospital, or any health care provider.

17. Both the residential and the non‑residential parent shall appraise the other of their current home and work addresses and of their current home and work telephone numbers. Both the residential and the non‑residential parent shall further advise each other of any changes thereto forthwith, unless a specific order of the Court exists prohibiting either or both parents from having such information.

18. Both of the parents are ordered to communicate directly with each other concerning matters regarding visitation. Neither parent shall use the children or any other household member to carry messages concerning visitation to the other, except in the case of emergency.

19. Neither the residential parent nor the non‑residential parent shall discuss the other with the minor children of the parties in a derogatory manner, nor shall either the residential or the non‑residential parent make derogatory statements about the other to any third party in the presence of the minor children of the parties.

Change of Residence:

20. Pursuant to law, if the residential parent intends to move his or her residence, the residential parent PRIOR TO MOVING. MUST DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. File a written notice of the intention to move with the Clerk of Courts of Morgan County, Ohio, 19 East Main Street, McConnelsville, Oh 43756, containing the following information:

  1. the case number under which the original visitation order was issued.
  2. the residential parent’s name, old address, and new address
  3. the non-residential parent’s name and present address.
  4. payment to the Clerk of the Court in which the decree is filed the sum of five dollars ($5.00) to cover the costs of copying, docketing, and mailing the notice (Upon receipt of this notice, the Clerk of Courts shall file, make a copy of said notice, and mail it to the non‑residential parent. The Clerk shall note “Proof of Mailing” showing the date of the mailing on the notice filed in the Court file.)

2. If the residential parent intends to remove his or her residence from the State of, Ohio, the residential parent, pursuant to law, shall not remove the children’s residence from the State of Ohio without first obtaining a modified visitation order from the Court.

Access to Records:

21. Subject to Sections 2301.35(G)(2) and 3319.321(F) of the Revised Code, the non­residential parent shall be entitled to access to any record relating to the minor children of the parties, including, but not limited to, school records and medical, dental, and optical records, under the same terms and conditions that access is provided to the residential parent.

22. Notice to Keepers of Records: Knowingly failing to comply with this Order or with Section 3109.151 (E) of the Revised Code is contempt of court.

23 . Pursuant to Section 5104.011 of the Revised Code, the non‑residential parent shall have access to any child day care center attended by the minor children of the parties under the same terms and conditions that access is provided to the residential parent. Further, subject to the provisions of Sections 3319.321 (F) of the Revised Code, the non‑residential parent shall have access to any student activity involving the minor children of the parties under the same terms and conditions that access is provided to the residential parent.

24. Notice to School Officials and Employees: Knowingly failing to comply with this Order or with Section 3109.15(J) of the Revised Code is contempt of court.

25. It is the intention of the Court that visitation for the minor children of the parties shall be a pleasurable experience for the minor children. It is the duty of both parents to take whatever action is necessary to make visitation a pleasurable experience. The Court fully expects that both parents will do whatever is necessary to accomplish this goal. The Court further expects that both parents shall put aside any differences that they may have personally with each other concerning their children and comport themselves as adults. The Court will take a very dim view of any parent who attempts to utilize the minor children of the parties to hurt the other parent or cause the other parent problems with the minor children of the parties.

ORDER

It is, therefore, ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3109.051(F)(2) of the Revised Code, this visitation schedule is the ordered visitation schedule in each case in the Common Pleas Court, Domestic Division and Juvenile Division, involving the minor children of the parties, unless the parties agree to a different visitation schedule and that schedule is approved by the Court upon the showing of good cause for deviation from this schedule, or unless the Court, due to unique circumstances of the case, orders otherwise. This Order shall be known as the “STANDARD ORDER FOR LOCAL VISITATION’ in the Common Pleas Court, Domestic Division and Juvenile Division, and shall be in full force and effect until further Order of this Court. Standard orders of visitation for areas in excess of a one hundred (100) mile radius of Morgan County shall be promulgated by separate Order. This Entry shall take effect and be in force from and after the 2nd day of May, 1991

IT IS SO ORDERED.
D.W. FAVREAU, JUDGE

JOURNAL ENTRY

Pursuant to the provisions of Revised Code 3109.051(F)(2), the following standard visitation guidelines are hereby adopted for all cases involving visitation orders in the Morgan County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Division and Juvenile Division. These standard visitation guidelines shall constitute visitation orders in each domestic relations case involving minor children, unless the parties agree in writing to a specific visitation schedule different from these guidelines and said schedule is approved by the Court, or unless a party requests a deviation from these guidelines and can show the Court good cause for the deviation. All visitation by grandparents and other persons, if permitted, shall be set by a separate order of the Court, in addition to the visitation times ordered herein and in consideration of the best interests of the children. This Order is applicable to visitation rights when one or both parents live a distance greater than one hundred (100) miles from Morgan County, Ohio. However, if both parties, who live greater than one hundred (100) miles from Morgan County, Ohio, live less than one hundred (100) miles from each other, the Standard Order for Local Visitation shall apply in that instance.

Standard Distance Visitation Guidelines

1. For purposes of the Order, the words “child” or “children” shall be considered in either the singular or the plural form, depending upon whether there are one or more children involved in the specific case and as the context requires.

2. The children and the residential parent shall not be required to await visitation from the non‑residential parent for more thirty (30) minutes, from the beginning of visitation time. Any non‑residential parent who is more than thirty (30) minutes late for visitation shall forfeit any weekend or holiday visitation period for which he or she is more than thirty (30) minutes late. This provision shall not apply to summer visitation. The non‑residential parent is required to give the residential parent at least twenty‑four (24) hours notice prior to visitation, if the non­residential parent cannot exercise his or her visitation rights as scheduled, except for emergencies, in which case, notice shall be given as soon as is reasonably practicable under the circumstances.

Weekend Visitation:

3. There shall be no ordered weekend visitation. Weekend visitation is encouraged by the Court in the same manner as described in Paragraph 3 of the Standard Order for Local Visitation, if the distances involved permit its use.

Holiday Visitation:

4. There shall be no ordered visitation for holiday visitation, except that holiday visitation is encouraged by the Court in the same manner as described is Paragraph 4 of the Standard Order for Local Visitation. If the parties, because of the distances involved, cannot pursue holiday visitation as set forth in Paragraph 4 of the Standard Order for Local Visitation, then the non­residential parent shall have visitation rights on Christmas from December 2e, at 12:00 noon until January 1 ” at 12:00 noon.

Summer Visitation:

5. The non‑residential parent shall have a six (6) week, uninterrupted period of visitation each summer.

6. It is the intention of the Court that both parents cooperate in designing summer visitation schedules that are mutually agreed upon by both parents. The Court desires the parents to amicably resolve visitation dates and times for summer visitation. In the event that the parties cannot amicably schedule summer visitation with their minor children, the Court directs that summer visitation for the non‑residential parent shall commence at 8:00 am on the first Saturday after the 15`x’ of June each year and shall continue for six (6) weeks until Sunday at 6:00 pm each year. In the event that the non-residential parent does not appear for summer visitation when scheduled, the non‑residential parent must notify the residential parent within twenty-four (24) hours of the exact time that he or she will conduct visitation, except in emergency situations when such notice shall be given as soon as practicable. In the event that the non‑residential parent does not make arrangements with the residential parent within twenty‑four (24) hours of the scheduled commencement of summer visitation, the non‑residential parent’s summer visitation rights shall be forfeited, except in emergency situations.

7. The minor children of the parties shall be picked up for visitation by the non-residential parent. In the event that work schedules or other circumstances exist which preclude the nonresidential parent from picking up the minor children of the parties for visitation, the children may be picked up by the non-residential parent’s spouse, a grandparent, or some other responsible adult. It is the intention of the Court that the non‑residential parent visit with the minor children of the parties during scheduled visitation and that the visitation be quality time between the non‑residential parent and the children. Consequently, the non‑residential parent shall not leave the children for extended periods during visitation with third parties, but rather the non-residential parent shall be available at all times practicable to visit with the children.

8. The residential parent shall send with the children on visitation, clothing appropriate to the season and sufficient in quantity to last the entire visitation period. The residential parent shall also send, if applicable, sufficient baby bottles and toys as are necessary for use by the minor children of the parties during visitation. At the conclusion of visitation, the nonresidential parent shall return ALL CLOTHING. TOYS, AND BOTTLES. or replacements for them if any have been lost or destroyed, to the residential parent.

9. In the event that the non‑residential parent has purchased clothing for the minor children during the visitation, said clothing will also be returned to the residential parent at the conclusion of the visitation. After summer visitation, the non‑residential parent shall be responsible for cleaning and laundering all of the minor children’s clothing prior to returning said clothing to the residential parent after visitation.

10. The residential parent shall be responsible for sending with the minor children of the parties sufficient medication, either prescription or non‑prescription, for the entire visitation period, if said medication has been prescribed or is being given upon the advise of a physician. The residential parent shall also furnish to the non‑residential parent written instructions concerning the administration of the medication to the minor children of the parties, together with the name, address, and telephone number of the physician:

11. The residential parent shall immediately notify the non‑residential parent when any child suffers from any illness, disease, or injury that requires treatment by a physician, hospital, or any heath care provider. The non‑residential parent shall immediately notify the residential parent when any child, during any visitation period, suffers any illness, injury, or contracts any disease that requires treatment by a physician, hospital, or any health care provider.

12. Both the residential and the non‑residential parent shall appraise the other of their current home and work addresses and of their current home and work telephone numbers. Both the residential and the non‑residential parent shall further advise each other of any changes thereto forthwith, unless a specific order of the Court exists prohibiting either or both parents from having such information.

13. Both of the parents are ordered to communicate directly with each other concerning matters regarding visitation. Neither parent shall use the children or any other household member to carry messages concerning visitation to the other, except in the case of emergency.

14. Neither the residential parent nor the non‑residential parent shall discuss the other with the minor children of the parties in a derogatory manner, nor shall either the residential or the non‑residential parent make derogatory statements about the other to any third party in the presence of the minor children of the parties.

Change of Residence:

15. Pursuant to law, if the residential parent intends to move his or her residence, the residential parent, PRIOR TO MOVING. MUST DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. File a written notice of the intention to move with the Clerk of Courts of Morgan

County, Ohio, 19 East Main Street, McConnelsville, Oh 43756, containing the following information:

  1. the case number under which the original visitation order was issued
  2. the residential parent’s name, old address, and new address
  3. the non‑residential parent’s name and present address
  4. pay to the Clerk of the Court in which the decree is filed the sum of five dollars ($5.00) to cover the costs of copying, docketing, and mailing the notice (Upon receipt of this notice, the Clerk of Courts shall file the original written notice in the case file, make a copy of said notice, and mail it to the non-residential parent. The Clerk shall not “Proof of Mailing” showing the date of the mailing on the notice filed in the Court file.

2. If the residential parent intends to remove his or her residence from the State of Ohio, the residential parent, pursuant to law, shall not remove the children’s residence from the Sate of Ohio without first obtaining a modified visitation order from the Court.

Access to Records:

16. Subject to Sections 2301.35(G)(2) and 3319.321 (F) of the Revised Code, the nonresidential parent shall be entitled to access to any record relating to the minor children of the parties, including, but not limited to, school records and medical, dental, and optical records, under the same terms and conditions that access is provided to the residential parent.

17. Notice to Keepers of Records: Knowingly failing to comply with this Order or with Section 3107.151 (H) of the Revised Code is contempt of court.

18. Pursuant to Section 5104.011 of the Revised Code, the non‑residential parent shall have access to any child day care center attended by the minor children of the parties under the same terms and conditions that access is provided to the residential parent. Further, subject to the provisions of Section 3319.321 (F) of the Revised Code, the non‑residential parent shall have access to any student activity involving the minor children of the parties under the same terms and conditions that access is provided to the residential parent.

19. Notice to School Officials and Employees: Knowingly failing to comply with this Order or with Section 3109.151 (J) of the Revised Code is contempt of court.

20. It is the intention of the Court that visitation for the minor children of the parties shall be a pleasurable experience for the minor children. It is the duty of both parents to take whatever action is necessary to make visitation a pleasurable experience. The Court fully expects that both parents will do whatever is necessary to accomplish this goal. The Court further expects that both parents shall put aside any differences that they may have personally with each other concerning their children and comport themselves as adults. The Court will take a very dim view of any parent who attempts to utilize the minor children of the parties to hurt the other parent or cause the other parent problems with the minor children of the parties.

ORDER

It is, therefore, ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3109.051(F)(2) of the Revised Code, this visitation schedule is the ordered visitation schedule in each case in the Common Pleas Court, Domestic Division and Juvenile Division, involving the minor children of the parties, unless the parties agree to a different visitation schedule and that schedule is approved by the Court upon the showing of good cause for deviation from this schedule, or unless the Court, due to unique circumstances of the case, orders otherwise. This Order shall be known as the “STANDARD ORDER FOR DISTANT VISITATION” in the Common Pleas Court, Domestic Division and Juvenile Division, and shall be in full force and effect until further Order of this Court. Standard orders of visitation for parents who live less than a one hundred (100) mile radius of Morgan County have been established and journalized by the Court. The Standard Order for Local Visitation shall apply in all cases where the parties live less than a one hundred (100) mile radius of Morgan County and in situations where both parties live in excess of one hundred (100) miles from Morgan County, but live within one hundred (100) miles of each other. This Entry shall take effect and be in force from and after the 14th day of May, 1991

IT IS SO ORDERED.
D.W. FAVREAU, JUDGE