Establishing Visitation in Oklahoma
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If you do not have a Court Order for Visitation, and would like to have an enforceable schedule, you will need to file for either Divorce, Separation or Paternity.  Most Oklahoma counties have a Standard Visitation Schedule.  Some of the schedules have different requirements for Infant Visitation.  The Oklahoma Supreme Court Network has a Standard Visitation Schedule and Advisory Guidelines which you can view to learn more about the different schedules and requirements.  Keep in mind that these schedules are not necessarily followed in all Oklahoma counties, but you will be able to get an idea of some example schedules.  

If you do not yet have a Court Order and are being permitted Visitation, it is a good practice to keep a calendar to document your Visitation days.   

Parents follow all sorts of different parenting time schedules by agreement.  Some people share the child(ren) week/on week/off, or in variations of equal time:  Mon. Tues. (one parent) Wed. Thurs (other parent), and alternate weekends.  Holidays can alternate yearly, and Summers can be blocks of time at once, depending upon distance between the parents' homes.  Some parents have a schedule in which one parent keeps the child(ren) during the school week, and the other parent sees the children on alternating weekends.  Extra time can be added with a mid-week overnight or evening during the off week.  Numerous examples of schedules/calendars are available in online searches. 

If your visitation is being denied and you already have a Court Order, please see Enforcement of Visitation.  If you need to request a different schedule due to a change in residence or circumstances, Visitation can be modified in the best interests of the child(ren). 43 O.S. 112.