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*the wishes of the children, particularly those of children who are 10 or 11 years old or older, although the court isn't required to make the order the children would prefer.
There really is no standard pattern of contact, although contact is usually shorter in duration and less frequent than the parenting time parents have, and when the person seeking contact is a relative of the child's parent , their contact will usually come out come out of that parent's parenting time. All of these factors, including the best-interests factors, will be taken into <span class="noglossary">account</span> when contact is allowed and a schedule of contact is designed. In general, a schedule of contact can be as creative as the circumstances and common sense allow.
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