3-4-4-3 Custody and Visitation Schedule Examples

The 3-4-4-3 schedule is a 50/50 residential schedule. It places your child with one parent for three days of the week, then the other parent for four days. The next week it switches, so the first parent has the child for four days and the other parent has the child for three.

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3-4-4-3 schedule examples

The 3-4-4-3 schedule is fairly straightforward, but you can make changes so it works for you and your child. Here are some sample 3-4-4-3 schedules.

Change the start day

You can choose any start day and time for your schedule. Here, the schedule starts on a Wednesday at 9 a.m. The following week, there's an exchange on the same day, but at 3 p.m.

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Split the weekend time

You could split the weekend so each parent gets leisure time with the children. This schedule shows one parent getting Friday to Saturday, and the other getting Saturday to Sunday as part of their time.

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Use third-party time

You may mark third-party time in your schedule to show when the child isn't with either parent. School time, as shown in the schedule below, changes the parenting timeshare. You can make up for it by giving the other parent more time.

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Calculate your time

As you customize your schedule, use a parenting timeshare calculator to ensure that each parent has equal time with the children.

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Pros and cons of the 3-4-4-3 schedule

Pros:

  • Parents have the same nights every week, except for the one night that switches.
  • The child is able to spend significant time with both parents every week.
  • There are minimal exchanges.
  • Both parents are responsible for caretaking duties.
  • The child doesn't go very long without seeing either parent.

Cons:

  • One parent may have the child every weekend.
  • Because there is a midweek exchange, parents must regularly communicate about the child's schoolwork and activities.
  • The child may struggle to adapt to living in two different houses during the week.
  • The parents must live fairly close together and close to the child's school.

Other co-parenting schedules to consider

2-2-3 schedule: If you have a toddler or child who's just starting school, you might prefer this schedule for its more frequent exchanges.

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2-2-5-5 schedule: This schedule uses two-day and five-day stays to create alternating weekends.

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Alternating-weeks schedule: You'll only need to exchange the child once a week.

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4-3 schedule: Parents don't have equal parenting time (one has 60%), but they each get a good chunk of every week.

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The easiest way to make a 3-4-4-3 schedule

There's a lot to think about when you build a parenting time schedule. You'll want it to address holidays and school breaks, give the right amount of time to each parent, and work for years to come.

The Custody X Change app makes it easy. Just follow the steps to make a custody schedule. In Step 2, select the "3-4-4-3" button.

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