Extracurriculars & Back to School

Summer is coming to an end and school is just around the corner. With the

new school year comes the various activities, school events, and the

extracurricular activities the children want to or need to participate it - - and

which are often on a different schedule than the year before. This can be an

added complication for parties who are embroiled in a divorce and have an

interim parenting schedule. This can even be a complication for those who are

already divorced as there are no sports leagues, dance classes, or music lessons

for divorced parents that are just during that parent’s parenting time.

It is important that if you are in the midst of a divorce, that you and your

spouse adjust your parenting time schedule to allow for the change in the

children’s schedule. If you are unable to amicably adjust the parenting time

schedules, you must bring this issue to your attorney’s attention sooner rather

than later so they can take the necessary steps to modify the parenting

schedule.

If you are already divorced, it is equally important to try to work out any

adjustments to parenting time that need to be made to accommodate the

children’s extracurricular schedule. If you are unable to amicably adjust the

parenting time schedules, you may have to make an application for a

modification of parenting time.