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Every-Other-Weekend Custody Schedule Generator
Create an every-other-weekend custody calendar, select the primary school-week parent, and review parenting-time totals and exchanges.
Reviewed August 12, 2026
The school-week parent has the remaining nights. Alternating weekends include Friday and Saturday nights, plus Sunday night when the return is Monday.
Choose a date in the week of the first scheduled weekend. That week's Friday belongs to the weekend parent; the rotation repeats every 14 days.
Includes the reference month. Dates before the reference date are outside the preview.
Preview: Oct 23, 2026 through Nov 30, 2026
Each marked date represents the night starting that date. Return is Monday, after Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. All-day events do not set exchange times. Holidays, vacations and midweek visits are not applied.
The totals, copied summary and downloaded calendar cover this same range. Apply the holiday and vacation rules in your agreement separately; they do not restart this base rotation automatically.
Updated schedule: Parent A 77 percent, Parent B 23 percent, with 6 handoffs in the preview.
Parent A
77%
30 of 39 overnights
Parent B
23%
9 of 39 overnights
Handoffs
6
in this preview window
October 2026
November 2026
Upcoming handoffs
- Friday, October 23Goes to Parent B
- Monday, October 26Goes to Parent A
- Friday, November 6Goes to Parent B
- Monday, November 9Goes to Parent A
- Friday, November 20Goes to Parent B
- Monday, November 23Goes to Parent A
Schedule overview
How the Every-other-weekend schedule works
Rotation
One parent has the school week while the other receives alternating weekends. Choose a Sunday return for Friday and Saturday nights, or a Monday return to include Sunday night. The calendar marks overnights, not exchange times.
Parenting-time split
Across 28 nights, the weekend parent has 4 nights (about 14%) with a Sunday return or 6 nights (about 21%) with a Monday return. This base calendar does not apply holiday, summer or midweek overrides.
Often works best for
Families where equal time is not practical because of distance, work, school, or an existing order.
Handoffs and tradeoffs
Usually two exchanges every other week. Without added time, the weekend parent has substantially fewer overnights and may go long periods between visits.
Compare the annual overnight percentage in the parenting time calculator or read the complete Every-other-weekend schedule guide. Before finalizing terms, use the parenting plan generator.
FAQ
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