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Week-On, Week-Off Custody Schedule Generator

Create a free alternating-week custody calendar, select the starting parent, preview annual dates, and print or download the schedule.

Reviewed August 12, 2026

The calendar is a planning example, not legal advice or a court order. Account separately for holidays, school breaks, travel, and the terms required in your jurisdiction.

Each parent has the kids for a full week, then swaps.

Weekday-based presets use the Monday of this week as their anchor.

Includes the reference month. Dates before the reference date are outside the preview.

Preview: Oct 23, 2026 through Nov 30, 2026

All-day planning blocks do not set exchange times. Holidays, vacations and other exceptions 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 46 percent, Parent B 54 percent, with 6 handoffs in the preview.

Parent A

46%

18 of 39 days

Parent B

54%

21 of 39 days

Handoffs

6

in this preview window

October 2026

Parent A Parent B
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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22
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31

November 2026

Parent A Parent B
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Upcoming handoffs

  • Monday, October 26Goes to Parent B
  • Monday, November 2Goes to Parent A
  • Monday, November 9Goes to Parent B
  • Monday, November 16Goes to Parent A
  • Monday, November 23Goes to Parent B
  • Monday, November 30Goes to Parent A

Schedule overview

How the Week-on, week-off schedule works

Rotation

The children spend seven consecutive nights with one parent and then seven with the other, usually exchanging on the same weekday each week.

Parenting-time split

Approximately 50/50 over a complete two-week rotation.

Often works best for

Older children, stable school routines, and families that want fewer exchanges.

Handoffs and tradeoffs

Usually one exchange per week. A full week away from either parent can be too long for some younger children.

Compare the annual overnight percentage in the parenting time calculator or read the complete Week-on, week-off schedule guide. Before finalizing terms, use the parenting plan generator.

FAQ

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