Coffee with Claire #7 – Commonly Asked Questions Blog Series
February 14, 2018
What is Parenting Time?Writer’s note: This blog series is meant to act as responses to “quick” questions you may have for attorneys. Think of these answers as a “quick” answer you might receive over coffee from your friendly neighborhood attorney.
Parenting time, also known as visitation, is the time parents spend with their child(ren). There is a presumption in Minnesota that each parent should receive at least 25% of the time with their children, leaving circumstances to dictate how the remaining 50% is divided.
Usually, but not always, parenting time is based on the number of overnights a parent has in a normal parenting time schedule in a two-week period. So if you hear someone has “equal time” they have 7 out of every 14 overnights. An every-other weekend and one mid-week visit parent will usually have 4 or 5 out of 14 overnights.
In addition to the regular parenting time schedule, parents also have holiday parenting time (who has Thanksgiving each year) and holiday parenting time (2 weeks to each parent during the summer, for example).
Because there is a correlation between parenting time and child support, sometimes parenting time becomes a fight between parents so they can pay less/receive more child support. Some parents “fight” to have equal time to pay less child support. Other parents will “fight” to have more than half time to receive more child support. Neither is helpful or healthy for the child.
If you have questions about parenting time in Minnesota, please contact Claire Tralle to set up a free initial telephone call.
The information in the Coffee with Claire series are intended to provide information only. No legal advice is being provided or implied via this blog post. No attorney-client relationship is formed by providing this information. An attorney-client relationship with Tralle Law, LLC is formed only after a retainer contact is signed by all parties.
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