Creating Child Custody Schedules that Work

You can create your own custody schedule (on your own or with the other parent) or you can work with an attorney or legal professional and have them create it. If you don't want to pay the high cost of an attorney, you can easily make your own schedule with Custody X Change.

Custody X Change is software that creates custody schedules and professional parenting plan documents. Use the free download to see how it can help you.

You can also use Custody X Change to:

• Explore options for your custody schedule
• Negotiate a schedule and agreement with the other parent
• Show your attorney schedules that you like
• Prepare sample schedules and plans for mediation
• Make a schedule and plan to present in court

Your custody schedule should contain the following parts:

Residential or school schedule: this is the everyday schedule of where your child spends time. This is also called the repeating cycle of custody and visitation because schedules often repeat on a weekly or biweekly basis.

Holiday schedule: this schedule shows which parent your child will be with on the holidays. You can split each holiday time in half, or you can rotate visitation every other year.

Vacation or school break schedule: sometimes the everyday schedule changes when the child is on school break or vacation and a separate everyday schedule is needed. You can also schedule vacation time when each parent takes the children on vacation. This should be worked out in a way that is fair to both parents.

Extra or special events: these are the one-time changes to the custody schedule because of extra or special events that arise. These can include things like doctor's appointment and other unpredicted schedule changes.

This short video shows how you can easily create a working custody schedule with Custody X Change software.