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8t/00E8TED V181TATION OUIDELINEB FOR PARENT8 "
The behavior of parents has a great influence on the emotional adjustment of their
children. This is equally true aRer the dissolution of a marriage. The following visitation
guidelines have been found to be helpful in achieving meaningful visitation:
1. Remember to put your child's. or children's welfare first -try to sce that their
emotional nceds are met and that as much as possible, they have an opportunity to
develop normally under the circumstances. "
2. Remember that visitation with the other parent, normally and under the proper
~ circumstances, is needed and is helpful to your children's development and future
welfare.
• 3. Visitation should be pleasant not only for the children, but for both parents.
Visitation should help your children maintain a positiverelationship with their visiting ~
parent.
4. The visits should not take place only in the children's home. The visiting parent
may want the children to visit in his or her home overnight, ~r may want to plan an en-
joyable outing.
5. The question is often asked, "Should the father take the children to the girl
- friend's house'", or the counterpart is asked about the mother. Visitation is a time for
the parent and the children to be with each other; to enjoy each other; ~ to maintain
positive relationships. Having other people participate may dilute the parent-child ex-
perience during visitation. Also, it may appear to the children that the parent does not
have time for them, .and that he or she does not care enough to give them his undivided
attention during visitation.
6. Keep your visitation schedule and inform the other parent when you cannot kcep3-
an appointment. Not keeping a visit without notifying the other parent may be construed
by the child as rejection.
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7. You may need to adjust the visitation schedule from time to time according to
your children's age, health and interests.
8. Frequently a father asks, "Why should t visit?" He is hurt, as his comments
~ reveal: `•1'm no longer needed; .the wife lots our home and my children". The visit is one
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