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200703250 compelling evidence is that the three children are healthy, happy, well-adjusted boys. This is a credit to both of the parties. From the evidence, the primary care giver in the raising of the children has been the Petitioner as the Respondent spent a great deal of effort filling the role as provider economically for the family. Since the dissolution, the Respondent has adjusted his priorities to include more with the children which is very commendable and all parties will benefit from this as the Respondent appears to bea very good father. However, the Court feels that the best interests of the children is to remain with the Petitioner. The Court consider the guardian ad litem's report, but feels from the testimony that certain things were misconstrued or left unexplained to the guardian which were explained in the evidence. Although after separation Petitioner and Respondent have traveled different paths as far as Petitioner is seeking other companionship and Respondent is not, it cannot be said that this has been to the detriment of the children. It is a given that the parties should recognize and address that the children would prefer to spend their time with their father as opposed to the mother's boyfriend, although the children obviously do enjoy the boyfriend also and he is not a bad influence on the children. 6. The Court orders liberal visitation with the Respondent to include every other weekend from Friday at 5 p.m. to Sunday at 8 p.m. and Wednesday nights from after school to 8 p.m. every week. The Court orders holiday visitation pursuant to the attached agreed upon schedule between the parties and orders the Respondent shall have six weeks consecutive summer visitation with the summer being described as that time when the resident school district for the children is on summer recess. The six week consecutive summer visitation period shall be detennined by the Respondent after notifying the Petitioner, in writing, no later than April 1 of each year of the six week period. lfthe Respondent fails to notify Petitioner, in writing, of his visitation dates, the Respondent shall forfeit the summer visitation. 7. Respondent shall pay child support pursuant to the attached child support schedule, agree to by the parties, of$1,268 per month for three children to reduce to $1,063 for two and $736 for one. The child support shall commence April!, 2003, and on the first day of each and every month thereafter until each child individually reaches the age of 19. So long as the Respondent is currentýin his child support in anyone calendar year, the Respondent may claim the two youngest children as dependents for income tax purposes.