What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington
I'm posting this on behalf of my girlfriend, who I'm currently attempting to assist with her divorce proceedings. She is trying to develop a counter-proposal to the Parenting Plan proposed by the children's father, but neither she nor I have any idea what would be considered reasonable and what would be considered an excessive request on either side. We are wondering if there is a "standard" structure for her general circumstances that she could use as a starting point.
Here are the pertinent details of the situation:
The children are 2 and 4 years old.
The mother lives in Oregon, the father lives in Washington, approximately 300 miles apart.
The mother has custody.
We are wondering what would be normal both now, and after the children are old enough that they begin school. How many days/weeks/months would the father normally be able to expect visitation rights each year? How frequent would visitations normally be (numerous short visitations versus longer less frequent ones?)
I can and will post additional details on the specific situation, since I realize details are critical, but I'd really like to wait for a couple of responses first, to get a sense of what would generally be considered reasonable in this type of situation.
Thank you!
I'm posting this on behalf of my girlfriend, who I'm currently attempting to assist with her divorce proceedings. She is trying to develop a counter-proposal to the Parenting Plan proposed by the children's father, but neither she nor I have any idea what would be considered reasonable and what would be considered an excessive request on either side. We are wondering if there is a "standard" structure for her general circumstances that she could use as a starting point.
Here are the pertinent details of the situation:
The children are 2 and 4 years old.
The mother lives in Oregon, the father lives in Washington, approximately 300 miles apart.
The mother has custody.
We are wondering what would be normal both now, and after the children are old enough that they begin school. How many days/weeks/months would the father normally be able to expect visitation rights each year? How frequent would visitations normally be (numerous short visitations versus longer less frequent ones?)
I can and will post additional details on the specific situation, since I realize details are critical, but I'd really like to wait for a couple of responses first, to get a sense of what would generally be considered reasonable in this type of situation.
Thank you!