“Shared Parenting” (joint physical custody)
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No Language in Custodial Statutes - Joint Legal Custody is the Default Arrangement
“these guidelines may not apply if the parent equally share caretaking responsibilities for the child and the child is equally attached to both parents”
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Infants - Birth to 6 months
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Three, 2-hr visits per week with one weekend day for 6 hours OR
Three, 2 hr visits per week with one overnight on a weekend (12 hrs) (0 - 26)**
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Infants - 6 - 18 mos
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Three, 3 hr visits per weekend with one weekend day for 6 hrs OR
Three, 3 hr visits per weekend with one weekend overnight for 12 hours or alternate homes, spending significantly more time at one home and no more than two 12-hour overnights per week at the other. (0 - 56)**
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Toddlers - 18 - 36 months
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Three times per week for a few hours OR Three times a week for a few hours plus one overnight per week OR Alternate homes with more time in one than other with 2 - 3 overnights spaced throughout week (108 - 156)**
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Preschoolers - 3-5 yrs
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One overnight on alternating weekends and one mid week visit OR
Two or three nights* at one home spaced throughout the week; the remaining time at the other home. A vacation of no longer than two weeks.
* presumed to be overnights (66 -170)**
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