Q: Can required child visitation be modified for optional visitation. My children are 15 & 13.
A: it is possible to modify child visitation for many reasons. Is it the children who wanted visitation to be an option here, or is it the noncustodial parent, or is it the custodial parent? As children get older, it is not uncommon for them to pursue adolescent/teenage activities and spend a little less time with the noncustodial parent. Usually parenting plans are written to allow the parents a lot of leeway in how they do their visitation, with parenting plan only going into effect if the parties disagree. That is to say, if everyone's in agreement, you can shape visitation in a variety of ways without even going back to court.
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