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Managing Visitation Issues

Divorced dads who are relgated to visitation as their main contact with their children can have real difficulties in managing their visitation rights. Find help for making the most of your limited visitations with your children, managing the visitation process with your children's mom and other complications.
Planning for a Successful Summer Visitation
So you are getting ready for the week or two or four that you will have your kids for the summer. Here are some great ideas for planning for and enjoying a great summer visitation with your children as a non-custodial dad.
Dad's Time Tracker
Review of the book Dad's Time Tracker by Lawrence and Annetta Panatera. This book offers a one-stop spot for recording all the information a non-custodial dad needs to keep track of his relationship with his children, his visitation calendar and record, and records of child support paid. A great tool for managing these important issues and preparing to defend oneself against false accusations.
Making the Most of Visitation
Divorced dads who have visitation rights often are concerned about the lack of time they have with their kids. This article by Kirk Bloir, Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Agent with the Ohio State Extension Service offers solid recommendations for dads to maximize the value of their visitation time.
The Visitation Handbook
There are few impacts of divorce of greater challenge than working out the details of visitation with the children. Attorney Brette McWhorter Sember understands that better than most, having worked with many divorcing parents and their children.
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