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Muskingum County parenting time

Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division. Standard Parenting Time Order (Appendix B).

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Effective date
Local rules effective February 1, 2026, modified June 30, 2026 for Title IX. Appendix B is effective July 1, 2010, Journal 175 Page 868
Last checked
2026-10-30
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Local Rule 7.03 adopts Appendix B as the Standard Parenting Time Order. Unless a temporary order or other order uses age-appropriate guidelines, Appendix B applies, and it is incorporated into every parenting time order unless the order excludes it. If the parents do not agree, the court uses Appendix B as the minimum schedule unless that schedule is not in the child's best interest. Christmas, spring break, the child's birthday, and a parent's birthday are described with the 18-month schedule and are not single calendar rows. One of three summer options has to be selected in the order. This page does not pick one.

Juvenile court for unmarried parents may use a different schedule.

Schedule by age or option

Birth to 6 months

Weekend
The nonresidential parent has parenting time every other day from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. These are not overnights.
Midweek
The every-other-day visits are the schedule. The order does not add a separate midweek overnight.
Holiday
The holiday chart is in the order for children 18 months and older. It is not in the under-18-months schedule.
Summer
The summer options are in the order for children 18 months and older.
Long distance
If a move would increase the distance between the parents' homes by more than 30 miles, the relocating parent must first get a modified parenting time order. This order does not set a separate long-distance schedule.

6 months to 1 year

Weekend
Every Saturday from noon until 7:30 p.m., plus the every-other-day visits.
Midweek
Every other day from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Holiday
The holiday chart is in the order for children 18 months and older. It is not in the under-18-months schedule.
Summer
The summer options are in the order for children 18 months and older.
Long distance
If a move would increase the distance between the parents' homes by more than 30 miles, the relocating parent must first get a modified parenting time order.

1 year to 18 months

Weekend
Every weekend from 6:00 p.m. Friday until 6:00 p.m. Saturday.
Midweek
Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Holiday
The holiday chart is in the order for children 18 months and older. It is not in the under-18-months schedule.
Summer
The summer options are in the order for children 18 months and older.
Long distance
If a move would increase the distance between the parents' homes by more than 30 miles, the relocating parent must first get a modified parenting time order.

18 months and older

Weekend
Every other weekend from Friday at 5:00 p.m. until Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Unless the parents agree otherwise, the nonresidential parent provides the child's evening meal on Sunday before the return.
Midweek
Every Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Unless the parents agree otherwise, the nonresidential parent provides the evening meal before the return.
Holiday
Holiday chart below. Holiday time comes before the summer schedule. Christmas is a split: in even years the residential parent has from 9:00 a.m. the day after school recesses (or 9:00 a.m. on December 20 if the child is not in school) until noon on December 25, and the nonresidential parent has from noon on December 25 through 7:30 p.m. on January 1. Odd years reverse that split. Spring break, only if the child is in school and the school has a spring break, runs from 5:00 p.m. the day school recesses until 7:30 p.m. the day before school resumes. Even years with the nonresidential parent. Odd years with the residential parent. On the child's birthday, even years give the residential parent 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. that day, and the nonresidential parent 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. the next day. The odd-year chart has no child's birthday row. If there is more than one child, that time is with all of the children. A parent's birthday is with that parent from 9:00 a.m., or after school if the child is in school, until 7:30 p.m.
Summer
The order says one option must be selected when the order is issued. Option 1 alternates two-week blocks starting and ending at 5:00 p.m. Fridays, with the nonresidential parent taking the first block. Option 2 is the same pattern in one-week blocks. Option 3 splits summer at 5:00 p.m. on July 15. In even years the residential parent has the time until July 15. In odd years the nonresidential parent does. Regular weekends do not apply during Options 1 and 2. Holiday time still comes first. If the child is not in school, summer runs from the first Friday in June to the last Friday in August.
Long distance
If a move would increase the distance between the parents' homes by more than 30 miles, the relocating parent must first get a modified parenting time order. This order does not set a separate long-distance schedule.

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
Martin Luther King Day January 19, 2026 Residential parent 5:00 p.m. the day before the holiday until 7:30 p.m. on the holiday. Even years with the residential parent. Odd years with the nonresidential parent.
President's Day February 16, 2026 Nonresidential parent 5:00 p.m. the day before the holiday until 7:30 p.m. on the holiday. Even years with the nonresidential parent. Odd years with the residential parent.
Easter April 5, 2026 Residential parent 5:00 p.m. the day before Easter to 7:30 p.m. on Easter. Even years with the residential parent. Odd years with the nonresidential parent.
Memorial Day May 25, 2026 Nonresidential parent 5:00 p.m. the day before the holiday until 7:30 p.m. on the holiday. Even years with the nonresidential parent. Odd years with the residential parent.
Fourth of July July 4, 2026 Residential parent 5:00 p.m. on July 3 to 7:30 on July 5. Even years with the residential parent. Odd years with the nonresidential parent.
Labor Day September 7, 2026 Nonresidential parent 5:00 p.m. the day before the holiday until 7:30 p.m. on the holiday. Even years with the nonresidential parent. Odd years with the residential parent.
Thanksgiving November 26, 2026 Residential parent 5:00 p.m. the day before Thanksgiving until 7:30 p.m. the day after Thanksgiving. Even years with the residential parent. Odd years with the nonresidential parent.
Mother's Day May 10, 2026 Mother 9:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. with the mother, no matter whose turn it is.
Father's Day June 21, 2026 Father 9:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. with the father, no matter whose turn it is.

Overnight estimate

For a common schedule outside this county rule, use the parenting time calculator.

Estimate only. This is not legal advice, and there is no attorney-client relationship. Your court order controls. Check the official rule.

Common pattern: 2-2-5-5 (2026)

  • Parent A: 186 overnights (51.0%).
  • Parent B: 179 overnights (49.0%).

Common 2-2-5-5 starting the first Monday of the year. This is not the county order unless that order says 2-2-5-5.

Holiday and summer blocks are not in this common-pattern 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 Muskingum County

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GAL deposit
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GAL hourly rate
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Custody motion fee
$150 source Checked Oct 21, 2026
Modify-custody deposit
$150 source Checked Oct 21, 2026
Divorce with children
$225 source Checked Oct 21, 2026
Divorce without children
$225 source Checked Oct 21, 2026
Dissolution with children
$200 source Checked Oct 21, 2026
Dissolution without children
$175 source Checked Oct 21, 2026
Mediation cost
Not published Call the clerk
Parenting-time schedule
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