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  1. Newsgroups: alt.child-support
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!timbuk.cray.com!walter.cray.com!daw
  3. From: daw@cray.com (Dave Wright)
  4. Subject: Re: Examples of Joint Custody Visitation Schedules
  5. Message-ID: <1993Jan21.091553.4678@walter.cray.com>
  6. Lines: 25
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: nothing.cray.com
  8. References: <C14L88.2F6o@austin.ibm.com> <1993Jan20.144508.29546@bmw.mayo.edu>
  9. Distribution: usa
  10. Date: 21 Jan 93 09:15:53 CST
  11.  
  12. >Rob Candau writes
  13. >> 
  14. >> I'm looking for some examples/suggestions for visitation  
  15. >schedules... I understand the visitation will have to change 
  16. >> when our son reaches school age to provide for one residence
  17.  
  18. Here's what I've seen on time sharing guidelines
  19.  
  20. Recommended frequency of contact between either parent and the children.
  21.  
  22. AGE                      CONTINUUM OF FREQUENCY OF CONTACT
  23.                   PREFERABLE       ACCEPTABLE         THRESHHOLD OF HARM
  24. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  25. under 1 yr          2 days              7 days         More than 7 days
  26. 1-2 yrs             3 days             10 days         More than 10 days
  27. 3-5 yrs             1 week              3 weeks        More than 3 weeks
  28. 6-9 yrs             2 weeks             4 weeks        More than 4 weeks
  29. 10-13 yrs           4 weeks             6 weeks        More than 6 weeks
  30. 14 and up           6 weeks             9 weeks        More than 9 weeks
  31.  
  32.  
  33. Contacts which are less frequent than suggested by the treshold of harm are
  34. likely to result in developmental problems (Magid & Oborn, 1986)
  35.  
  36. Copyright - High Risk, Magid/McKelvey
  37.