Halloween will be here before you know it. Many kids have already snagged the Party City catalog to scan the costume selection. If your kids are like mine, they've changed their mind on their costume three times already! Single or divorced parents may often wonder if their children would ever be able to come to their neighborhood on trick-or-treat night. Until recently, New Jersey's Court Holiday Parenting Schedule did not include a provision for Halloween; but now it does.
The Court's Holiday Parenting Schedule in Vicinage 1 (Atlantic & Cape May County) includes a provision for Halloween Trick-or-Treat, and states:
"Each parent shall have the child(ren) for trick or treat purposes as scheduled in their community. If the parents live in the same community or if the communities have designated the same date and time for trick or treat, then the parents shall alternate on a year by year basis, with Father having child(ren) on odd years and Mother having child(ren) on even years."
With the addition of this spooky provision, each parent can take their child trick-or-treating in their own neighborhood. In the event of a conflict, then the parents must alternate depending on the year.
It is important to note that the revised Court Holiday Parenting Schedule only applies to parenting plans put into effect after April 1, 2015. Parenting plans effective prior to that date should follow their existing schedule. Of course, parents can always agree to modify the holiday schedule to meet their own needs and those of their children. If you can, consider adding this Halloween provision to your agreement. I'm sure we all agree.... kids can never have too much candy! (wink, wink)
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Happy Haunting!
Stephanie
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