Parenting Schedule Articles
Most family law recognizes that children benefit from ongoing contact with both parents.
Courts prefer equal time (50/50) in some locations (except when it's not safe for the child or not feasible for the parents). According to the U.S. National Parents' Organization, the states that most strongly favor shared parenting as of 2025 are Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri and West Virginia.
Your timesplit may affect your child support (child maintenance) order. Each location may have its own rules for how a parenting arrangement affects the support amount.
With Custody X Change, you can make visual custody schedules, share schedules with your co-parent, inform each other of day-to-day changes to your routine and be notified of upcoming exchanges.
Scheduling topics
Overview
The various types of schedules, plus how to get yours down on paper
50/50 schedules
Schedules like alternating weeks, 2 weeks each, 3-4-4-3 and more
60/40 schedules
Schedules like every extended weekend, 4-3 and Ackerman
70/30 schedules
Schedules like every weekend, 5-2, every 3rd week and every 3rd day
80/20 schedules
Schedules like alternating weekends and 1st/3rd/5th weekends
90/10 schedules
Schedules like daytime visits only
Age-based schedules
Tips for age-appropriate schedules whether your child is a newborn or a teenager
Special circumstances
Guidelines for temporary schedules, military custody schedules, etc.
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