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Friend of the CourtGogebic County CourthouseBessemer, MI 49911Telephone: 906-667-0218 Fax: 906-667-1145Website: Parenting Time PolicyWhen parenting time is not specifically spelled out in a Court Order, the Friend of the Court believes that “reasonable and liberal parenting time” includes but is not limited to the following:ALTERNATING WEEKENDSEvery other weekend from Friday night until Sunday night.WEEKDAY PARENTING TIMEOne or two nights during the week (Monday through Thursday) for a few hours, for example: Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.ALTERNATING HOLIDAYSHolidays supersede all other parenting time.Holiday parenting time includes the day of the actual holiday plus the amount of time that the children are out of school. For example: Thanksgiving Day would begin 2 hours after the last day of school and continue until 5:00 p.m. on the night before school starts again.Mothers will have all Mother’s Day weekends and fathers will have all Father’s Day weekends.Based on the child’s residence, the district-wide school calendar will be followed even if the child is not school aged, is in preschool or prekindergarten, or is released from school earlier than other district students.Holidays alternate between parents and also alternate by years. An example of a holiday parenting time schedule includes:Thanksgiving 2019 – MotherPre-Christmas school vacation to Christmas Day 2019 – Father Christmas Day at noon to the night before school resumes 2019 – MotherEaster 2020 –FatherMemorial Day 2020 – Mother (To begin 2 hours after school ends on Friday until 5:00 p.m. on Memorial Day)4th of July 2020 – Father (This is only the ONE day.)Labor Day 2020 – Mother (To begin 2 hours after school ends on Friday until 5:00 p.m. on Labor Day)Thanksgiving 2020 – FatherPre-Christmas school vacation to Christmas Day 2020 – MotherChristmas Day at noon to the night before school resumes 2020 – FatherSPRING BREAKSpring Break must alternate by calendar year – for instance: Mother, odd years; Father, even yearsTo begin 2 hours after school ends on Friday (or whatever weekday your school chooses) until 5:00 p.m. the night before school resumes.If Easter coincides with Spring Break, they are considered two separate holidays.? For example, if Easter is prior to Spring Break, then Easter parenting time begins two hours after the last day of school until 5:00 p.m. Sunday night. If Easter is after Spring Break, then Easter parenting time begins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday through Monday at 5:00 p.m. EXTENDED SUMMER PARENTING TIMEVery specific summer parenting time should be addressed in YOUR order.___________________________________________________________________________________The Friend of the Court’s office is responsible for enforcing existing custody, parenting time, and child support orders. Parents are expected to first attempt to resolve any parenting time issues between themselves before asking the Friend of the Court’s Office to become involved.Listed below are some of the parenting time issues/problems that are NOT ENFORCEABLE issues unless specifically stated in the existing court order:Clothing (diapers, boots, shoes, mittens, etc.) and whether they are returned and/or provided during parenting timeIf a child is sick (both parents are capable of providing for the child’s needs while sick)HaircutsPierced EarsWho provides transportation for parenting time (must be a licensed driver in an insured and registered vehicle equipped with child age-appropriate restraints and must be someone familiar with the child)Where a parent takes the child(ren) during parenting timeWhat the child eats during parenting timeProvided that abuse and/or neglect are not factors, the Friend of the Court also CANNOT ENFORCE:Who the other parent selects as a childcare providerBoyfriend/girlfriend contact with the child(ren)How many people reside in the other parent’s homeIf you have any questions, please contact the Friend of the Court’s office.____________________________ Linda Dean, Friend of the Court Updated 7/2020 ................
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