Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Holidays and Parenting Time

When marriages with children end visitation can become a real issue. Vacations and holidays can lead to one or both parents feeling they are not getting their fair share of “face-time” when it comes to the children and this can be even more added stress.

Setting solid and well thought out rules, guidelines and even exceptions well in advance can be the Solution(s) you need. At Whymediate we know how to get the two parents working together on the same page through creative mediation.

What is meant by “Parenting Time?” Parenting time, which is also referred to as physical custody or visitation, is the designation of time of when the child will be with each their parents. Generally, a specific schedule or parenting plan is appropriate so that each parent knows when parenting time starts and stops and allows for consistency for the child. It may even set aside where the visitations will take place and if any special conditions need to be met.

Raising children can have special challenges. When the parents live in separate homes, the challenges are greater because relationships become more complicated. Sometimes parents disagree about how much time children should spend with each parent.  A statewide committee of judicial officers, mental health providers, and attorneys created this planning guide after consulting with wellknown experts on child development and after reviewing current research and guidelines from other communities. Decisions about parenting time depend on many things, particularly the age of the child. This information about what a child learns, feels, and needs at different ages needs to be considered when setting up the guidelines for parenting time. It also provides suggested plans for each age group.

Using mediation as it relates to "Parenting Time" will save you money, time, aggravation, and stress plus give you more control over your situation.  You will also have the liberty of talking about things that a judge may not even have the authority to discuss!  The private mediation process is so much more flexible and informal that folks can communicate better. When you add our WHY discovery process to the mediations steps, you get to have all the learning, coaching and growth that accompanies our cutting edge process, along with your mediated settlement, and, all keeping you out of court and saving you even more time and money!

At WHYmediate?, Find out why mediation will allow you to resolve marital conflicts in a positive learning environment that covers how to deal with all the special days in your life.

WHYmediate? Mediation Services
4500 South Lakeshore Drive Suite 300
Tempe, AZ 85282
(480) 777-5500

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