Enforcing Parenting Plans During Summer Vacation

If you’re trying to figure out how your parenting plan applies during breaks, Colorado plans typically distinguish between regular parenting time, the schedule that applies during the school year and makes up most of the calendar, and summer parenting time, which often shifts the balance to give the non-majority-time parent more time with the child.

Understanding which schedule applies when matters because summer often comes with its own set of rules in your parenting plan, separate from the school-year default. If the other parent is not following the summer schedule your plan lays out, that is generally treated as a parenting plan violation the same way a school-year violation would be, and the same enforcement options apply to you. The clearer your plan is about exactly when the summer schedule starts and ends, the easier it is to point to a violation if one happens. If you are running into repeated disagreements about how your plan applies during breaks, it is worth having an attorney look at the actual language of your order.