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How to Plan for Visitation With Your Children

If you have visitation rights, it’s important that you closely follow your schedule to spend as much time as possible with your children. It’s different than what you’re used to, but settling into a schedule will allow you to enjoy your time together.

Here are several tips you can follow to help plan for visitation with your children:

  • Set up your home: Even though your children don’t live with you, you should still set up your home to accommodate their needs. This will make them more comfortable from day one.
  • Ask them what they want to do: Rather than set a schedule on your own, ask your children for feedback on what they want to do while visiting.
  • Enlist the help of your ex: For example, you can ask your ex to speak with your children about visiting with you. When your children know that both their parents are on the same page, they’re more likely to feel comfortable with the situation.
  • Let your children communicate with your ex: Just because your children are visiting with you doesn’t mean you should shut them off from your ex. If they want to text or call every now and again, there’s nothing wrong with that.

It’s important that you do your part in making visitation as comfortable as possible for your children. It’s a big change for everyone at first, but with the right plan in place, things will get better over time.

Should your ex take steps to undermine your visitation rights, and look into your ability to request a modification?

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