Visitation Order-What is a good example of a Standard Visitation order?

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the custodial parent(s) and the non-custodial parent(s) shall be bound by the following terms and provisions, and the non-custodial parent(s) shall have possession of the child(ren) as follows:

(a) Definitions. In this section:

(1) "School" means the primary or secondary school in which the child is enrolled, or, if the child is not enrolled in a primary or secondary school, the public school district in which the child primarily resides.

(2) "Standard Order" or "standard possession order" Means an order that provides a parent named as a non-custodial parent with rights of possession of a child in accordance with the terms and conditions provided in this section.

(3) "Child(ren)" applies to all children the subjects of this cause of action under the age of 18, and not otherwise emancipated.

(b) Mutual Agreement or Specific Terms for Possession. It is ordered that the parties may have possession of the child at any and all times mutually agreed to in advance by the parties and failing mutual agreement, shall have possession of the child under the specified terms herein set out in this standard order.

(c) Parents Who Reside 100 Miles Or Less Apart.Except as otherwise explicitly provided, if the non-custodial parent resides 100 Miles or less from the primary residence of the child, the non-custodial parent shall have possession of the child as follows, according to the election made as indicated by an "X" or "/":(1)____ (a) on weekends from 6 p.m. on the first, third and fifth Friday of each month until 6 p.m. on the following Sunday (or, at the non-custodial parent's election made before the rendition of the original or modification order), ____ (b) from the time the child's school day ends, if any, on the first, third, and fifth Fridays of each month until 6 p.m. on the following Sunday; and

(2)____ (a) on Wednesdays of each week during the regular school term from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., (or at the non-custodial parent's election made before the rendition of the original or modification order), ____ (b) from the time the child's school day ends, if any, until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays of each week during the regular school term.

(d) Weekend Possession Extended by Holiday. Except as otherwise explicitly provided, if a weekend period of possession of the non-custodial parent coincides with a school holiday during the regular School term, or with a federal, state, or local holiday during the summer months in which school is not in session, the weekend shall extend until 6 p.m. on a Monday holiday or school holiday or shall begin at 6 p.m. Thursday for a Friday holiday or school holiday, as applicable.

(e) Vacations and Holidays. The following provisions govern possession of the child for vacations and for certain specific holidays and supersede any conflicting weekend or Wednesday periods of possession provided by subsections (c) and (d) of this section. The non-custodial parent and custodial parent shall have rights of possession of the child as follows:

(1) the non-custodial parent shall have possession of the child in even-numbered years from 6 p.m. on the last school day before the Christmas school vacation begins until noon on December 26th, and the custodial parent shall have possession for the same period in odd-numbered years;

(2) the non-custodial parent shall have possession of the child in odd-numbered years from noon on December 26th until 6 p.m. on the day before school resumes, and the custodial parent shall have possession for the same period in even-numbered years;

(3) the non-custodial parent shall have possession of the child in odd-numbered years from 6 p.m. on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving until 6 p.m. on the following Sunday, and the custodial parent shall have possession for the same period in even numbered years;

(4) the non-custodial parent shall have possession of the child in even-numbered years from 6 p.m. on the last school day before the school's spring vacation begins until 6 p.m. on the day before school resumes, and the custodial parent shall have possession for the same period in odd-numbered years;

(5) if the non-custodial parent:

(A) gives the custodial parent written notice by May 1 of each year specifying an extended period or periods of summer possession, the non-custodial parent shall have possession of the child for 30 days between June 1 and August 31, to be exercised in no more than Two separate periods of at least seven consecutive days each; or

(B) does not give the Custodial parent written notice by May 1 of each year specifying an extended period or periods of summer possession, the non-custodial parent shall have possession of the child for 30 consecutive days at 6 p.m. on July 1 and ending on July 31;

(6) if the custodial parent gives the non-custodial parent written notice by May 15 of each year or gives the non-custodial parent 14 days' written notice on or after May 16 of each year, the custodial parent shall have possession of the child on any one weekend from Friday at 6 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the following Sunday during any one period of possession by the non-custodial parent under subdivision (5) of this subsection, provided that the custodial parent picks up the child from the non-custodial parent and returns the child to that same place;

(7) if the custodial parent gives the non-custodial parent written notice by May 15 of each year or gives the non-custodial parent 14 days' written notice on or after May 16 of each year, the custodial parent may designate one weekend between June 1 and August 31, during which an otherwise scheduled weekend period of possession by the non-custodial parent will not take place, provided that the weekend so designated does not interfere with the non-custodial parent's period or periods of extended summer possession or with Father's Day if the non-custodial parent is the father of the child;

(8) the parent not in possession of the child on the child's birthday shall have possession of the child from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on that day, provided that the parent not in possession picks up the child from the child's residence and returns the child to that same place.

(9) if the father shall have possession of the child on Father's Day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., provided that, if he is not in possession of the child, he picks up the child from the child's residence and returns the child to that same place; and

(10) if the mother shall have possession of the child on Mother's Day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., provided that, if she is not in possession of the child, she picks up the child from the child's residence and returns the child to that same place.

(f) First Right Of Refusal. If the parent in possession of the child shall be away for an extended period of time they shall give the other parent the right of first refusal to care for the child.

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