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Ashtabula County parenting time

Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas, General Division. Rule 7.6 (formerly Rule 19), Standard Parenting Order.

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Effective date
Local rules file revised January 15, 2026. The rules say they are in effect on and after January 1, 2024
Last checked
2026-10-23
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Rule 7.6 is the standard parenting order for domestic relations cases unless the court orders otherwise. If the parents cannot agree, they go to mediation, and the court then assigns time from the rule's presumptions. The holiday calendar on this page is the ages 2 to 13 chart. Birth to age 2 uses a different holiday list in the same rule, and that list is not on the calendar. Trick-or-treat follows local hours plus one hour before and after. Even years Mother has priority. Odd years Father has priority. The rule does not name a date, so trick-or-treat is not on the calendar. Winter break is split in half and is not a single calendar row.

Juvenile court for unmarried parents may use a different schedule.

Schedule by age or option

Birth to age 1

Weekend
Alternating weekends, Saturday at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday at 6:00 p.m., for the secondary residential parent.
Midweek
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Holiday
Infant holiday times are in Rule 7.6. They are not the ages 2 to 13 chart below.
Summer
No extended vacation for a child under two months. If children are in different age groups, the oldest child's provisions apply to all of them, except that rule.
Long distance
see official rule

Age 1 to age 2

Weekend
Alternating weekends, Friday at 6:00 p.m. to Sunday at 6:00 p.m.
Midweek
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Holiday
Infant holiday times are in Rule 7.6. They are not the ages 2 to 13 chart below. Once an infant is two months old, older siblings' ages 2 through 12 schedule, including holidays, governs the infant's time.
Summer
Each parent has half of summer on a week-on, week-off basis for the older schedule. See Rule 7.6 before using that summer block for a child under 2.
Long distance
see official rule

Ages 2 to 13

Weekend
A 2-2-5-5 schedule. Mother's parenting time begins on Mondays at 9:00 a.m. The rule includes an example chart.
Midweek
The 2-2-5-5 rotation is the weekday schedule. See the example chart in Rule 7.6.
Holiday
Holiday chart below. Holidays and days of special meaning come before the 2-2-5-5 schedule. Spring break is with Mother in even years and Father in odd years. Winter break is split in half. Even years Father has the first half and Mother the second half. Odd years that split reverses. Winter break starts at 6:00 p.m. on the last day of school and ends at school drop-off after the break. Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day are not counted in the equal split.
Summer
Each parent has half of summer, one week on and one week off, Sunday at 6:00 p.m. to the next Sunday at 6:00 p.m. The secondary residential parent's time starts the first full week after the last day of school. The parents may use 2-2-5-5 instead. Each parent also has two uninterrupted weeks. Even years Mother chooses first, by May 1. Odd years Father chooses first, by May 1. Neither parent has more than 14 uninterrupted days without the other parent's consent.
Long distance
see official rule

Ages 13 to 18

Weekend
The ages 2 to 13 schedule is used, with room for the teenager's activities.
Midweek
Parents make reasonable efforts to accommodate academic, athletic, extracurricular, and social activities.
Holiday
Same ages 2 to 13 holiday chart.
Summer
Same summer rules as ages 2 to 13.
Long distance
see official rule

Holiday calendar

Pick a year and who has the odd-numbered years in your order. Dates such as Easter, Thanksgiving, and Mother's Day are calculated. School breaks stay marked see official rule.

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HolidayDateParentTimes
Easter April 5, 2026 Father Ages 2 to 13: 6:00 p.m. the day before Easter until 6:00 p.m. on Easter. Infant holiday times are different and are not on this list.
Memorial Day May 25, 2026 Mother Ages 2 to 13: 6:00 p.m. the day before until 8:00 p.m. on Memorial Day.
Fourth of July July 4, 2026 Mother Ages 2 to 13: July 3 at 6:00 p.m. until July 5 at 9:00 a.m.
Labor Day September 7, 2026 Father Ages 2 to 13: 6:00 p.m. the day before until 8:00 p.m. on Labor Day.
Thanksgiving November 26, 2026 Father Ages 2 to 13: Wednesday after school until 6:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving. If the next weekend is already that parent's weekend, the time continues through that weekend.
Christmas Eve December 23, 2026 Father Ages 2 to 13: 6:00 p.m. on December 23 until 9:00 p.m. on December 24.
Christmas Day December 24, 2026 Mother Ages 2 to 13: 9:00 p.m. on December 24 until 9:00 a.m. on December 26.
New Year's Eve and New Year's Day December 31, 2026 Father Ages 2 to 13: 6:00 p.m. on December 31 until 6:00 p.m. on January 1.
Spring break Date follows the school calendar. See official rule. Mother Ages 2 to 13: Mother in even years and Father in odd years.
Mother's Day May 10, 2026 Mother Ages 2 to 13: 6:00 p.m. the day before until 6:00 p.m. on Mother's Day, or as the parents agree.
Father's Day June 21, 2026 Father Ages 2 to 13: 6:00 p.m. the day before until 6:00 p.m. on Father's Day, or as the parents agree.
Child's birthday Enter the child's birthday to place it on the calendar. Mother Ages 2 to 13: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., or as the parents agree. Siblings may join if that parent wants.

Overnight estimate

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Birth to age 1 (2026)

  • Other parent: 339 overnights (92.9%).
  • Secondary residential parent: 26 overnights (7.1%).

Alternating weekends are Saturday at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday at 6:00 p.m., so this count is one Saturday night every other week. Tuesday and Thursday are not overnights. The count starts at the first Saturday of the year.

Holiday blocks are not in this count.

Ohio R.C. 3119.231 references 90 overnights for a child support deviation. This count is an estimate, not advice. R.C. 3119.231.

Court costs in Ashtabula County

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GAL deposit
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GAL hourly rate
Not published Call the clerk
Custody motion fee
$100 source Checked Oct 21, 2026
Modify-custody deposit
$100 source Checked Oct 21, 2026
Divorce with children
$385 source Checked Oct 21, 2026
Divorce without children
$270 source Checked Oct 21, 2026
Dissolution with children
$385 source Checked Oct 21, 2026
Dissolution without children
$270 source Checked Oct 21, 2026
Mediation cost
Not published Call the clerk
Parenting-time schedule
Yes (Juvenile Court) Juvenile court source Checked Oct 21, 2026

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