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[quote=Anonymous]Be careful to state that during vacation periods/holidays, the usual "every other weekend" routine is suspended. My sister's exH would never agree to forego his 2X/month visitation with the kids, which meant that could only take them out of town from Monday to the following Friday, thereby losing the two weekends on each end of the time period.

Including a right of first refusal for any time that the other parent would put the kids into paid care or with their new partner during their parenting time is important.

Think through whether you want to "force" the other parent to spend time with the kids, vs. you'd prefer to have them with you whenever he doesn't want them. And if the kids are going to spend more time with you, then the other parent should pay more child support.

I went through each year ahead until my youngest kid turned 18 and determined which years I would have them for Christmas. (We rotated each year.) In my family, we celebrate on Christmas Eve, so that meant I needed to have the kids the day before 12/23 in order to travel.

I didn't include language about which of us would drop kids off at college their freshman year, or which of us would take them on college tours. It worked out in my situation since my ex-H didn't care about those things. But in retrospect, I wish I'd included it.

If you're religious and your religion involves kids going through important and/or expensive ceremonies while teens, add language about who makes decisions and how those events are funded. [/quote]

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