Child Custody on the King's Birthday in Australia

King Charles III is the leader of the Commonwealth of Nations, of which Australia has been a member since 1931.

Although the king's actual birthday is in November, most Australians celebrate it on the second Monday of June. Western Australians observe it on the last Monday of September, and Queenslanders observe it on the first Monday of October.

People often take long weekends away, and the big cities hold sporting events, firework displays, parades and concerts.

The King's Birthday is a popular long weekend that both parents might want to spend with their child. To avoid any conflict, agree in advance how you can share custody on this special day.

Child custody ideas on the King's Birthday

Give the weekend parent the extra day

You can give the Monday holiday to the parent who has the child at the start of the weekend.

Imagine a family who uses the alternating weekends schedule. If the King's Birthday falls immediately after one parent's weekend, that parent gets the extra day.

Split the long weekend

You can agree to split the long weekend evenly or according to your standard division of parenting time (e.g., 80/20).

This is a good option for parents who commit to dividing special occasions evenly or to maintaining a specific division of overall parenting time. (You can use the Custody X Change parenting time calculator to see how special occasions affect your timeshare.)

In this equal division, one parent has the child from 8 a.m. Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday. Then, the child stays with the other parent until 8 p.m. Monday.

Split Monday only

If you don't want to change your standard weekend schedule, you can split Monday only. The child spends Monday morning with the parent they're with on Sunday night, then spends Monday afternoon with the other parent.

Make it a fixed holiday

You could agree to give one parent the King's Birthday every year — perhaps the parent who generally spends less time with the child.

The easiest way to make a King's Birthday parenting schedule

There's a lot to think about when you build a schedule for special occasions. You'll want it to address weekend and midweek occasions, reflect 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 special occasion 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 all the occasions you care about.