What can a non-custodial parent expect with regard to parenting time?
Parenting time, often called visitation, varies with the particular facts of each case. Thus, parents’ work schedules, care-giving history, parent/child preferences, school locations, safety and, of course, the court’s determination of the child’s best interests are some of the factors that influence the final schedule. At this time, the courts appear to be using equal time schedules more often. For more information on visitation schedules and copies of the Ari-zona Model Parenting Time Plans, please visit the Arizona Supreme Court’s web page at: http://www.supreme.state.az.us/dr/Pdf/Parenting_Time_Plan_Final.pdf. Q: What is the difference between visitation, parental access and parenting time? A: The three terms mean essentially the same thing but reflect a change over time in the way the court views divided families. “Visitation,” although the preferred term in the past and still most widely used by the general public, has come to be viewed as subrogating the non-custodial parent to
