Out-of-State Child Custody & Visitation

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Parents who live in different states require a
long-distance visitation schedule. Long distance
schedules differ from other schedules in that
they usually place the child with one parent for
most of the time and with the distanced parent
for extended visits throughout the year. This can
affect their Supervised visitation. What to
consider when making your schedule Travel Conside
r what mode of transportation the child will use
to go between homes (e.g., airplane, train, etc.)
and whether parents will split the
costs. Out-of-state parent visiting the
child You should consider allowing the distanced
parent to visit so the child doesn't have to
travel as frequently. Figure out when this is
feasible and where the parent will stay. Set up
your supervised visitation ahead of time and have
a monitor in place if needed. Holidays and
vacations In some cases, it's easiest to align
the child's visits with holidays and school
breaks to avoid disrupting their schedule.
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• Decide how you will divide up these occasions.
  For example, the distanced parent may have the
  child over summer break in even-numbered years.
• Communication
• It's essential that the child stays in touch with
  the distanced parent. Specify how they can
  communicate with the other parent (e.g., phone,
  video call, etc.), how often and whether the
  child should have their own phone. Consider
  setting aside time in the schedule for calls.
  Have monitored zoom or skype calls if
  professional supervised calls are needed.
• Out-of-state schedule ideas
• When parents live in different states, the child
  lives with one parent and visits the other.
  Visits are usually less frequent but longer.
  There are several options, including
• The child lives with one parent during the school
  year and stays with the other parent during
  summer break.
• Once a month, the child visits the out-of-state
  parent for an extended weekend (Friday afternoon
  to Sunday night).

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• When the child is not in school, they visit the
  out-of-state parent for five to seven days every
  month or every other month.
• Visits are unspecified, meaning they occur
  whenever the out-of-state parent and child are
  available.
• For more details about Child Custody and
  Visitation in Santa Barbara and Child Custody and
  Visitation in Los Angeles feel free to visit -
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