HCCLR 15
               Alternate Residential Time Guidelines


  (A) Alternate Residential Time.  In order to facilitate
      resolution of alternate residential time with a
      nonresidential parent, the parties are encouraged to
      consider the following nonbinding guidelines depending on
      the child's age and geographical location of the parents,
      and should also consider the factors presented in the Child
      Centered Residential Schedules prepared by the Spokane
      County Superior Court Guardian Ad Litem Committee and
      published by the Spokane County Bar Association (available
      for purchase through that Association):

     (1)  0 to 6 months:  Several times a week for short durations.

     (2)  6 months to 1 year:  Several times per week for short
          durations, two hours, twice per week; four hours once per week.

     (3)  1 year to 2 years:  Four hours, twice per week; eight
          hours once per week. These holidays alternated each year,
          for eight hours each: Easter, 4th of July, Thanksgiving,
          Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day, or equivalent.

     (4)  2 years to 5 years:  Four hours, twice per week.
          Alternating weekends from Friday at 5:00 p.m.  to Sunday at
          5:00 p.m.  These holidays alternated each year: Easter, 4th
          of July, Thanksgiving for two days, Christmas Eve and two
          days before, and Christmas Day and two days after,or
          equivalent.  Summer: Age 2, two non-consecutive one week
          blocks; age 3 to 5, two non-consecutive two week blocks.

     (5)  5 years and older:  Every other weekend from Friday at
          5:00 p.m.  to Sunday at 5:00 p.m.  If Friday is a school
          holiday, the weekend begins Thursday at 5:00 p.m. If Monday
          is a school holiday, the weekend ends Monday at 5:00 p.m.
          One weekday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. these holidays
          alternated:  Martin Luther King Day, President's Day,
          Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Veteran's Day,
          Thanksgiving from 5:00 p.m. the day before Thanksgiving Day
          to the following Sunday at 5:00 p.m., Christmas or Winter
          school break in even years from 5:00 p.m. after school
          recesses to Christmas Eve at 8:00 p.m. and in odd years from
          Christmas Eve at 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. the day before
          school resumes.

     (6)  Summer and Spring Break.  The Summer vacation
          is defined as beginning 5:00 p.m. the Friday after
          school is out until 5:00 p.m. the afternoon before
          the third day before school resumes.  The mid
          point is the number of days of this defined
          vacation divided by two.  The parents will
          alternate each year the first "half" and the
          second "half" Summer vacation.  Spring break will
          be alternated each year from 5:00 p.m. after
          school is out until 5:00 p.m. the day before
          school resumes.

     (7)  Father's/Mother's Day.  Every Mother's Day weekend
          with Mother and every Father's Day weekend with Father.

     (8)  Birthdays.  Each parent will have at least
          four hours with the child to    celebrate the
          child's birthday, and the parent's birthday,
          within two days of that birthday.

     (9)  Telephone contact.  Reasonable telephonic
          contact with the child is usually appropriate, and
          should be not less than once per week for each
          parent during that parent's nonresidential time.

     (10) Different Age Groups. When children of
          different age groups are involved, the
          preference shall be to follow the guideline for
          the oldest child, so that the children remain together.

     (11) Cancellation. The failure to pick up a child
          within one hour of the scheduled pick up time for
          a weekend will be deemed a cancellation of same.

     (12) Priorities. Holidays have priority over
          other special occasions. Special occasions have
          priority over school vacations.


(Effective 9/1/03)