Every-Third-Week Custody & Visitation Schedule Examples

The every-third-week schedule is a 70/30 schedule. It places the child with one parent for two weeks and with the other for one week.

You can customize this with Custody X Change.

Every-third-week schedule examples

You can adjust the every-third-week schedule so it works better for you and your child. Here are some examples.

Change the exchange time

You can pick any day or time for the exchange. This schedule shows the exchange on Monday at 9 a.m.

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Add midweek visits

You can add midweek visits every week or have multiple in a week. This schedule shows an evening midweek visit for the parent who has less time.

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Add overnight visits

Here, there's an overnight visit during the week for the parent who has less time. There could be multiple overnight visits if you want.

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Use third-party time

You might include third-party time to show when the child isn't with either parent. Including third-party time in your schedule may change the parenting timeshare percentages.

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Calculate your time

Using a visitation timeshare calculator shows you how much parenting time each parent gets. Use it to make the perfect schedule for your situation.

Pros and cons of the every-third-week schedule

Pros:

• The schedule is easy to remember.
• There aren't frequent exchanges, and you can plan them around school or day care.
• Your child gets to spend long periods of time with each parent.
• Both parents have the child during the week, so they're involved in daily activities.
• This schedule can work well if a parent travels a lot for work.

Cons:

• The child and parents may struggle being away from each other so long.
• Parents must be able to communicate about school, homework and the child's activities.
• Both parents must live fairly close to the child's school.
• One parent has less time with the child than the other, which can cause conflict about the schedule.

Other co-parenting schedules to consider

5-2 schedule: If you want both parents to have parenting time every week, a schedule where the child spends five days with one parent and two days with the other could work.

Every-third-weekend schedule: Having every third weekend with the child may better suit a noncustodial parent who doesn't live near the child's school.

Two-weeks-each schedule: This provides an equal timesplit while maintaining infrequent exchanges.

The easiest way to make an every-third-week 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.

On Step 2, choose "custom repeating rate." Set your schedule to repeat every three weeks.

On Step 3, give one parent two consecutive weeks. The app will automatically give the remaining week in the three-week cycle to the other parent.

You can customize this with Custody X Change.

To make a custody schedule quickly and affordably, turn to Custody X Change. You'll get a written schedule and a visual calendar that meet your family's needs, as well as court standards.