Anzac Day Child Custody Calendar: Schedule Options

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) Day is celebrated Australia-wide on 25th April. It commemorates the landing of Australian and New Zealand forces in Turkey in World War I.

Past and present military personnel organise ceremonies, parades and marches to remember lost lives.

Holiday arrangements vary from state to state — some states give everyone the day off, and some only give public servants the holiday. In certain places, the holiday moves to a Monday if it lands on a weekend.

Due to these variations, make sure your child custody calendar addresses single-day holidays like Anzac Day specifically, even if you don't celebrate. Include the details in your parenting plan.

Options for child custody on Anzac Day

Give the day to one parent

You could agree to give one parent the holiday every year. This holiday might go to a parent who is in the military or has veterans in the family.

You might let the other parent spend a day with the kids beforehand or afterward to keep the custody calendar even.

Split the holiday

If you live in a state where your child has a day off school, you could split custody evenly for the day.

In this example, Dad has the child from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Mum has them from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This might be useful if neither parent gets a full day off work or if both parents want to observe the holiday with their child.

Use multiple schedules

A good way to account for holidays that move from year to year is to agree to multiple arrangements.

For example, your agreement could state, "If Anzac Day falls on a Monday, the parent who does not have the weekend in the regular parenting schedule gets the holiday."

Be sure to include exact exchange times.

Alternate the holiday yearly

Another option is to alternate who gets Anzac Day depending on whether it's an even- or odd-numbered year.

Use the court's public holiday parenting schedule

When parents can't agree on their parenting schedule, the court may issue a family court order that contains a parenting schedule covering public holidays and special occasions.

This, however, gives you little autonomy over decisions about how public holidays like Anzac Day are divided. The Custody X Change app lets you create a parenting plan and a child custody calendar to avoid this.

The easiest way to make an Anzac Day parenting schedule

There's a lot to think about when you build a holiday schedule. You'll want it to address weekend and midweek holidays, reflect special occasions unique to your family (like birthdays) and work for years to come.

The Custody X Change app makes it easy. Just open your Custody X Change calendar and follow our steps to make a holiday schedule.

To make a parenting schedule quickly and affordably, turn to Custody X Change. In no time, you'll have written and visual versions that include the holidays you care about.