Child Custody Summer Clarification

Summary

The custodial parent is entitled to one weekend during the non-custodial parents July possession and one weekend in summer, provided it doesnt interfere with the non-custodial parents extended summer possession or Fathers Day. Weekends during June should continue as during the school year unless otherwise stated. Any additional weekends or consecutive days must be specified in the order. Communicate with the non-custodial parent to avoid conflicts.

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I want to see if I can gain clarity on one part of a standard possession order for child custody exchange, specifically dealing with extended summer possession.
Hello **** ****, I'd be happy to help. Could you please specify the part of the standard possession order for extended summer possession that you need clarity on?
It states, for parents under * miles from each other, if the non-custodial parent does not specify a time of possession they shall have the children from July 1st to July 31st for 30 days consecutively. That being said it states the custodial parent shall have possession of the children any one weekend beginning Friday to the following Sunday during any one period of the extended summer by the non-custodial parent and that it doesn't interfere with Father's Day possession. This is listed under a paragraph titled Summer weekend possession by custodial parent. It then is followed with Extended Summer possession that if custodial parent gives notice she can designate one weekend beginning no earlier than school lets out until one week prior to school beginning during which an otherwise scheduled weekend period of possession by non-custodial parent shall not take place provided it does not interfere with non-custodial parent's period or periods of extended summer possession or Father's Day weekend. I'm wanting to know how many weekends that means the custodial parent is allowed to have and if the weekend(s) are supposed to be during the July 1st to July 31st possession by non-custodial parent.
Based on the information provided, the custodial parent can have:
- One weekend during the non-custodial parent's July *-* possession.
- One weekend during the summer, provided it doesn't interfere with non-custodial parent's extended summer possession or Father's Day weekend.
The exact dates should be communicated in advance to avoid conflict.
Okay, so that means one weekend in June and one weekend in July, correct?
Yes, that's correct, ****. One weekend in June and one in July, as long as they don't interfere with the non-custodial parent's extended summer possession or Father's Day weekend.
That being said, I did have question about June specifically. During June when the custodial parent has the children do the weekends resume as they did during the school year?
Based on the information provided, the weekends during June, when the custodial parent has the children, should continue as they did during the school year unless otherwise stated in the possession order. It's always recommended to communicate about this with the non-custodial parent.
There is communication between both parties but there seems to be a conflict of opinion on whether the weekends allotted for this specific year are valid. Going by the Attorney General's office calendar it appears there are more weekends than in previous years and therefore the custodial parent believes she may have two weekends allotted to her.
The exact number of weekends can depend on the calendar year. However, based on the standard possession order you mentioned, the custodial parent is generally entitled to:
- One weekend in the non-custodial parent's July possession
- One weekend in summer, not interfering with the non-custodial parent's extended summer possession or Father's Day.
Any additional weekends would need to be specifically mentioned in the order.
There hasn't been any other weekends specified and there is also not a number of consecutive days advised in the order for the custodial parent.
Based on the standard possession order:
- The custodial parent is generally entitled to one weekend during the non-custodial parent's July possession.
- One weekend in summer, not interfering with the non-custodial parent's extended summer possession or Father's Day.
- Any additional weekends or consecutive days would need to be specified in the order.
Okay. Thank you for your assistance.
You're welcome, ****. If you have any other questions related to the custody order or any other legal matters, feel free to ask. I'm here to help.