Planning for Parenting Time: Ohio's Guide for Parents Living Apart

Parenting Time Schedules
PARENTING TIME SCHEDULE: SCHEDULES 7 & 8
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Parenting Time:
Schedule 7
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Advantages of Schedule 7:
• The child sees the non-residential parent 3-5
days per week and the residential parent almost
daily.
Disadvantages of Schedule 7:
• Only Mondays are consistent every week.
• May seem “choppy” or fragmented.
• There are 3-5 exchanges each week, which
might be difficult if the parents do not get
along.
Advantages of Schedule 8:
• Each parent has solid blocks of time (2-3 days)
with the child.
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Parenting Time:
Schedule 8
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Disadvantages of Schedule 8:
• Inconsistent from week to week (what happens
on Monday in Week 1 does not occur in Week
2).
• It may be confusing for the parents to follow
and remember which days they are to care for
the child.
• Only rarely would a parent have a full
weekend.
• It might be hard to arrange the child’s
extracurricular activities, unless both parents
agree. For example, if one parent wants to
enroll the child in karate on Mondays and the
other parent does not agree, the child may miss
several lessons.
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