Connecticut Superior Court, 2001

Kaplan v. Beigel, No. Fa 98-0719801 (Sep. 14, 2001)

Connecticut Superior Court · Decided September 14, 2001 · BRENNAN, JUDGE TRIAL REFEREE.

2001 Conn. Super. Ct. 13468-ce

Opinion of the Court

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF THE PARENTING PLANHaving reviewed all of the evidence submitted to the court on this matter and at all times considering what is the best interest of the minor child, the court issues the following order:

1. Zev Beigel, the minor child of the parties, shall attend the September 2001 kindergarten class of the Bugbee School, rather than continue attendance at the Jewish Community Center.

2. The defendant-father shall have parenting time with the minor child, Zev, as shown on Exhibit A.

3. That whenever possible the plaintiff-mother shall be flexible in switching weekends to permit a three day weekend when a secular holiday exists to permit the defendant-father to enjoy additional visitation/access time.

4. That the defendant-father shall have access to the child on a local basis whenever his weekend would not permit the reasonable travel to and from Pennsylvania to exercise his visitation.

5. The defendant-father shall have the Thanksgiving holiday with the child on an annual basis commencing on Thursday morning of each and every Thanksgiving.

6. The plaintiff-mother shall have the Rosh Hashanah holiday for 2002 and thereafter the parties shall alternate.

7. To accommodate the defendant-father's unavailability of certain weekends due to Sabbath restrictions, he shall have two-thirds of all school year vacations.

8. That all Jewish holidays shall be alternated or if the holiday falls midweek, the child shall attend schooldays before and after the holiday and access by the defendant-father shall be on a local basis only. The meeting time for Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas, Labor Day, and Memorial CT Page 13468-cg Day Holidays shall be 2:00 p.m. The Veteran's Day Holiday meeting place shall be in Bridgeport due to the plaintiff-mother's work schedule.

If the holidays fall mid-week, the defendant-father may access the child on a local basis or he may chose to bring the child to his home. The defendant-father shall provide transportation both ways to make this possible. The plaintiff-mother shall meet the defendant-father in Bridgeport to start the weekend.

9. Relative to summer parenting access, the child shall be with the defendant-father for four (4) weeks, only three (3) of which will be consecutive. The defendant-father shall give 90 days notice to the plaintiff-mother of his summer vacation schedule with the child.

10. Relative to transportation, the "pick-ups" will be by the defendant-father in Bridgeport, Connecticut (as specified in Exhibit A) and the "returns" shall be in Scarsdale, New York at the Jewish Community Center or at a mutually acceptable location.

11. The defendant-father will be responsible for 75% of the above transportation costs and the plaintiff-mother will be responsible for 25% of said costs.

BY THE COURT

John D. Brennan Judge Trial Referee

EXHIBIT A (Page 1 of 2)

Date visit begins Time and place of Date visit ends Time and place of pickup of Zev dropoff of Zev

Monday Sept. 17 Monday, 5 pm Thursday Sept. 20, Father will bring Bridgeport Amtrak 8:30 am. Father will Zev directly to bring Zev directly to school in West school. Hartford (Father might want to drive part way on Wed. night, stay overnight at his mother's in Wilton, CT and finish the drive on CT Page 13468-ch Thursday morning.

Sunday October 7 10 am, Scarsdale Thursday Oct. 11 Father will bring *Columbus Day and JCC Zev directly to First Shemini school in West Atzeret holiday (last Hartford by 8:30 am 2 days of Sukkot holiday)

Sat. November 10 7:30 pm, Bridgeport Mon. Nov. 12 5 pm, Bridgeport Amtrak (Veteran's Day — no Amtrak school on Mon. for Zev, Mother has work)

Wed. Nov. 21, 5 pm, Bridgeport Sunday Nov. 25 2 pm, Scarsdale JCC Thanksgiving Amtrak (earlier for safety/ traffic reasons)

Sat. Dec. 22, school 7:30 pm, Fri. Dec. 28 11:30 am, vacation Bridgeport Amtrak *Note: This Scarsdale JCC arrangement allows father to spend birthday with Zev, and mother to spend Hebrew birthday with Zev

Sat. Jan. 19 7:30 pm, Bridgeport Mon. Jan. 21 (MLK 3 pm, Scarsdale Amtrak Day, no school) JCC

Sat. Feb. 16 8 pm, Bridgeport Sunday Feb. 24 3 pm, Scarsdale (school vacation Amtrak JCC week)

Fri. Mar. 15 11:30 am, West Sunday March 17 4 pm, Scarsdale Hartford (Bugbee JCC

EXHIBIT A (Page 2 of 2)

School

Wed. March 27 11:30 am, West Sunday March 31 2 pm. Scarsdale CT Page 13468-ci (Passover Holiday) Hartford, Bugbee JCC (earlier time School due to Easter/ traffic)

Friday April 19 11:30 am, Sun. April 21 4 pm, Scarsdale (April Vacation — Bridgeport Amtrak JCC most will be spent with mother)

Fri. May 3 4:30 pm, Bridgeport Sun. May 5 4 pm, Scarsdale Amtrak (the sabbath starts at 7:35, there is sufficient time for the driving)

Thurs. May 16 11:30 am, West Sunday May 19 4 pm, Scarsdale (Jewish holiday of Hartford, Bugbee JCC Shavuot) School

Sun. May 25 8 am, Bridgeport Mon. May 27 2 pm, Scarsdale *Sabbath ends at 9 Amtrak JCC pm on Sat. night. Therfore, exchange (Memorial Day) is Sun. morning

Fri. June 7 4:30 pm, Bridgeport Sun. June 9 4 pm, Scarsdale (Sabbath starts at Amtrak JCC 8 pm, plenty of time for driving)

Sun. Aug 11 3 pm, Penn Station, Sun. Aug 18 3 pm, Penn Station NYC New York City, Amtrak

Fri Aug. 30 Labor Bridgeport Amtrak Mon. Sept. 2 2 pm Scarsdale JCC Day (Fri is school day)

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