With the holidays fast approaching, it is important for each divorced parent to understand the standard holiday parent time in Utah. Ensure your rights with your rights with your children are protected over the holidays this season.
In years ending in an odd number, the noncustodial parent is entitled to the following parent time during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays:
- The first portion of the Christmas school vacation as defined in subsection 30-3-32(3)(b) including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day until 1 p.m. on the day halfway through the holiday, if there are an odd number of days for the holiday period, or until 7 p.m. if there are an even number of days for the holiday period, so long as the entire holiday is equally divided. Utah Code Annotated § 30-3-32(3)(b) defines Christmas school vacation as “the time period beginning on the evening the child gets out of school for the Christmas or winter school break until the evening before the child returns to school.”)
In years ending in an even number, the noncustodial parent is entitled to the following parent time during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays:
- Thanksgiving holiday beginning Wednesday at 7 p.m. until Sunday at 7 p.m; and
- The second portion of the Christmas school vacation as defined in Subsection 30-3-32 (3)(b) beginning at 1 p.m. on the day halfway through the holiday, if there are an odd number of days for the holiday period, or at 7 p.m. if there are an even number of days for the holiday period, so long as the entire Christmas holiday is equally divided.
Utah Parent Time Attorney
If your ex does not cooperate with you in following the standard minimum schedule for parent time during the holidays, we can help. A Utah parent time attorney in our office can help with custody and other matters. We understand how important it is to you to have time with your children during Christmas and Thanksgiving. A Salt Lake City divorce lawyer in our office can represent you in an order to show cause so that you can enforce the holiday visitation schedule ordered in your divorce decree. We have helped numerous individuals in both enforcement and modification actions in Utah. Not everyone follows the terms of their court orders all the time. In fact, more often than not, there are at least some issues that need to be resolved by the parties post divorce. To enforce your time with you kids or to modify orders, call us today at 801.618.1331. We will provide you with the representation and counsel necessary to protect your interests with your children.
