The Supreme Court of Ohio’s Advisory Committee on Children & Families has published an updated resource to assist parents living separately. The guide, Planning for Parenting Time: Ohio’s Guide for Parents Living Apart is now available to the public.

This comprehensive resource provides parents with guidance for establishing a parenting time schedule that identifies when children will be with each parent. The primary objective of the guide is to help parents reduce conflict and reach agreements more easily, focusing on the best interests of their children.

The guide contains practical tools, including sample parenting time schedules that can be adapted to fit a family’s unique circumstances. It also offers specific information on how to address special situations that can create challenges for separated parents, such as long-distance parenting and the potential relocation of a parent. By providing clear and structured guidance, the resource aims to foster cooperation and stability for families navigating changes in their living arrangements.

The Advisory Committee on Children & Families assists the Supreme Court of Ohio with statewide issues concerning children and families. The committee provides recommendations to the Court on matters such as court rules, best practices, and legislative proposals to improve the administration of justice for Ohio’s children and families.