What's the difference between 'visitation' and 'parenting time'?

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What's the difference between 'visitation' and 'parenting time'?

May 14, 2012, 08:25:00 AM

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What's the difference between 'visitation' and 'parenting time'?

There is no difference; these are just different terms for the same thing. Most States have stopped using the term 'visitation' and now use 'parenting time' in court documents and legal proceedings. 

The same thing goes for the term 'custody'- most States now use 'primary residential parent' in its place. The terms are generally equivalent.

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