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Visitation Schedules And Determination Of Visitation Percentages

Definitions:

Standard weekend:

Friday evening through Sunday evening.

Long weekend:

Friday evening through Monday morning.

Extended weekend:

Thursday evening through Monday morning.

Evening, not overnight

0.25 of one day

Evening, overnight

0.50 of one day

Visitation Schedule

Total
Days per Year

Percentage

1 std weekend/month
(2 x 12)

24

6

1 long weekend/month
(2.5 x 12)

30

8

1 extended weekend/month
(3.5 x 12)

42

12

One evening/week, not overnight
(.25 x 52)

13

4

Alternate weekly overnight
(.5 x 26)

13

4

1 evening/week, overnight
(.5 x 52)

26

7

Alternate std weekends
(2 x 26)

52

14

Alternate long weekends
(2.5 x 26)

65

18

Alternate extended weekends
(3.5 x 26)

91

25

Alternate std weekends
+ 1 evening alternate weeks
(2 x 26 + .25 x 26)

59

16

Alternate long weekends
+ 1 evening alternate weeks
(2.5 x 26 + .25 x 26)

72

20

Alternate std weekends
+ one evening per week
(2 x 26 + .25 x 52)

65

18

Alternate long weekends
+ one evening/week
(2.5 x 26 + .25 x 52)

78

21

Alternate std weekends
+ 1 overnight alternate week
(2 x 26 + .5 x 26)

65

18

Alternate long weekends
+ 1 overnight alternate week
(2.5 x 26 + .5 x 26)

78

21

Alternate extended weekends
+ 1 overnight alternate week
(3.5 x 26 + .5 x 26)

104

28

Alternate std weekends
+ 1/2 summer and holidays
(2 x 26 + 42 - 6 + 12.5 - 2)

98

27

Alternate long weekends
+ 1/2 summer and holidays
(2.5 x 26 + 42 - 7.5 + 12.5 - 2.5)

110

30

Alternate extended weekends
+ 1/2 summer and holidays
(3.5 x 26 + 42 - 10 + 12.5 - 3.5)

132

36

Alternate std weekends
+ 1 month summer and 1/2 holidays
(2 x 26 + 30 - 4 + 12.5 - 2)

88

24

Alternate long weekends
+ 1 month summer and 1/2 holidays
(2.5 x 26 + 30 - 5 + 12.5 - 2.5)

100

27

Alternate extended weekends
+ 1 month summer and 1/2 holidays
(3.5 x 26 + 30 - 7 + 12.5 - 3.5)

123

34

Alternate std weekends
+ 1 evening per week
+ 1 month summer and 1/2 holidays
(2 x 26 + .25 x 52 + 30 - 4 + 12.5 - 2)

101

28

Alternate long weekends
+ 1 evening per week
+ 1 month summer and 1/2 holidays
(2.5 x 26 + .25 x 52 + 30 - 5 + 12.5 - 2.5)

113

31

Alternate extended weekends
+ 1 evening per week
+ 1 month summer and 1/2 holidays
(3.5 x 26 + .25 x 52 + 30 - 7 + 12.5 - 3.5)

136

41

Special Additions And Subtractions

One half of the summer

42

11.5

Note: You must SUBTRACT the weekends used in the initial calculation. Therefore the appropriate adjustments are:

Alternate std weekends -- 6 days

36

10

Alternate long weekends -- 7.5

35

10

Alternate extended weekends -- 10

32

9

Alternate holidays
(Christmas 14, Easter 7, Thanksgiving 4)

12.5

3

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