legal wording trickery question...visitation

[amyjrn]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? arkansas

Yes yes I'm posting a question on behalf of my husband.....sue me


The following is the exact phrasing from his court ordered visitation agreement. The agreement was a "phased in" schedule due to the young age of the child and his several months of not seeing her. Schedule included several weeks of day visits, then over night visits, ect...then ended with this:

"The parties shall use this courts standard visitation schedule with respect to holidays beginning with spring break 2011."


The part that concerns me is the phrasing ...."with respect to holidays". When looking at the AR standard visitation schedule it distinguishes between holidays and summer vacation. There is no mention of summer vacations anywhere in the agreement. Does this mean such orders don't exist? Does he have a right to exercise summer visitation as described in the Arkansas standard visitation order? Opinions please.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

 

[stealth2]

Yes yes I'm posting a question on behalf of my husband.....sue me

No need for that. We just don't need to answer your question.

See... THIS is where you start crossing the line to overstepping. It's a weekend - why can't Dad ask his own legal question? It is, after all, about HIS visitation.

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? arkansas

Yes yes I'm posting a question on behalf of my husband.....sue me


The following is the exact phrasing from his court ordered visitation agreement. The agreement was a "phased in" schedule due to the young age of the child and his several months of not seeing her. Schedule included several weeks of day visits, then over night visits, ect...then ended with this:

"The parties shall use this courts standard visitation schedule with respect to holidays beginning with spring break 2011."


The part that concerns me is the phrasing ...."with respect to holidays". When looking at the AR standard visitation schedule it distinguishes between holidays and summer vacation. There is no mention of summer vacations anywhere in the agreement. Does this mean such orders don't exist? Does he have a right to exercise summer visitation as described in the Arkansas standard visitation order? Opinions please.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

If the standard guidelines keep holidays and summer as separate designations, then no, there are currently no separate orders regarding summer. That means that the same regular schedule applies for summer that is being exercised now.

 

[mistoffolees]

The following is the exact phrasing from his court ordered visitation agreement. The agreement was a "phased in" schedule due to the young age of the child and his several months of not seeing her. Schedule included several weeks of day visits, then over night visits, ect...then ended with this:

"The parties shall use this courts standard visitation schedule with respect to holidays beginning with spring break 2011."


The part that concerns me is the phrasing ...."with respect to holidays". When looking at the AR standard visitation schedule it distinguishes between holidays and summer vacation. There is no mention of summer vacations anywhere in the agreement. Does this mean such orders don't exist? Does he have a right to exercise summer visitation as described in the Arkansas standard visitation order? Opinions please.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

This is like taking the SAT or GRE test. You get into trouble when you read too much into it.

The wording is simple and clear. It says 'holidays', so it means 'holidays'. Look up your AR standard visitation schedule to see what it says in the section called 'holidays' - and that's what you get.

If you want a different summer visitation schedule, you have to ask for it - and have it listed separately.

 

[Zigner]

If you want a different summer visitation schedule, you have to ask for it - and have it listed separately.

Doesn't really matter what she wants, nor will she be able to ask for anything

 

[majomom1]

No need for that. We just don't need to answer your question.

See... THIS is where you start crossing the line to overstepping. It's a weekend - why can't Dad ask his own legal question? It is, after all, about HIS visitation.

And/or.... why did OP start a new thread? This should have been posted in the other thread.