Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines- A Work in Progress - Update
We previously posted regarding the Domestic Relations Committee review of the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines. Following that post, we received feedback. Most of the feedback was regarding the hopeful revision of provisions regarding parenting time when distance is a factor, holiday parenting and the overall desire for a presumption for more parenting for the "non-custodial"/secondary parent.
In the Committee's August minutes it provided the following update of the status of the drafting revisions it has on its plate:
(1) Holiday schedule Schurger/Lynch Completed
(2) Weekends generally/three weekends Schurger/Lynch Completed
(3) Summer vacation Lynch/Fee Completed
(4) Relocation Bobay Completed
(5) PTG helps plan ahead/use of calendar/tone of Fee/Hill Completed
cooperation
(6) Scheduled Parenting Time To Occur as Planned Love/Fee October 22, 2010
(7) Enforcement of Parenting Time/Enforcement Love/Fee October 22, 2010
on a Timely Basis/Contempt/Resolution of Problems
(8) Presume More Time for Noncustodial Parent Raduenz/Young/Fee Nov. 18-19, 2010
(NCP)/Protection of NCP rights/Overnights/
Overnights for Infants
(9) Equal Parenting Time Raduenz/Young Nov. 18-19, 2010
(10) Distance, Out-of-state Parenting Time Bobay/Hill Nov. 18-19, 2010
(11) Transportation issues in state Bobay/Hill Nov. 18-19, 2010
(12) Family Violence/Child Abuse Bobay/Hill January 21, 2011
(13) One parents speaks negative of other/Alienation Shook/Stalbrink January 21, 2011
(14) Communication generally/communication about Shook/Stalbrink January 21, 2011
education/Medical/virtual parenting time
(15) PTG for special needs child(ren) Fee/Hill Feb. 18, 2011
(16) Opportunity for Additional Parenting Time Murray/Love Feb. 18, 2011
(17) Make up time Bobay March 18, 2011
It looks like there are some revisions completed and the schedule to have all revisions completed extends through March 2011. I believe the process is that the Committee puts together the revisions and then submits them to the Indiana Supreme Court for approval and order.
We will continue to follow this and will try to provide information regarding the specific revisions being considered.
In the Committee's August minutes it provided the following update of the status of the drafting revisions it has on its plate:
(1) Holiday schedule Schurger/Lynch Completed
(2) Weekends generally/three weekends Schurger/Lynch Completed
(3) Summer vacation Lynch/Fee Completed
(4) Relocation Bobay Completed
(5) PTG helps plan ahead/use of calendar/tone of Fee/Hill Completed
cooperation
(6) Scheduled Parenting Time To Occur as Planned Love/Fee October 22, 2010
(7) Enforcement of Parenting Time/Enforcement Love/Fee October 22, 2010
on a Timely Basis/Contempt/Resolution of Problems
(8) Presume More Time for Noncustodial Parent Raduenz/Young/Fee Nov. 18-19, 2010
(NCP)/Protection of NCP rights/Overnights/
Overnights for Infants
(9) Equal Parenting Time Raduenz/Young Nov. 18-19, 2010
(10) Distance, Out-of-state Parenting Time Bobay/Hill Nov. 18-19, 2010
(11) Transportation issues in state Bobay/Hill Nov. 18-19, 2010
(12) Family Violence/Child Abuse Bobay/Hill January 21, 2011
(13) One parents speaks negative of other/Alienation Shook/Stalbrink January 21, 2011
(14) Communication generally/communication about Shook/Stalbrink January 21, 2011
education/Medical/virtual parenting time
(15) PTG for special needs child(ren) Fee/Hill Feb. 18, 2011
(16) Opportunity for Additional Parenting Time Murray/Love Feb. 18, 2011
(17) Make up time Bobay March 18, 2011
It looks like there are some revisions completed and the schedule to have all revisions completed extends through March 2011. I believe the process is that the Committee puts together the revisions and then submits them to the Indiana Supreme Court for approval and order.
We will continue to follow this and will try to provide information regarding the specific revisions being considered.