Free co-parenting tools

A calendar generator, a parenting-time calculator, and plain-English guides to the custody schedules families actually use. All free, no account required.

Custody schedule generator

Pick a rotation, set a start date, and get a printable calendar or a downloadable .ics file.

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Parenting time calculator

Turn a schedule into an overnight count and percentage split, the way courts and guidelines usually do it.

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Holiday schedule generator

See who has Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Mother's Day, and Father's Day for the next few years.

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Texas Standard Possession Order calendar

Generate the default Texas SPO schedule — regular weekends, summer possession, and holidays.

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Summer schedule generator

Keep your regular rotation running through summer, and add each parent's vacation weeks on top.

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Custody schedule guides

How each rotation works, who it tends to suit, and a link to generate it for your own dates.

Week on, week off

Seven nights with each parent. The simplest 50/50 pattern, with the fewest handoffs.

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2-2-3 schedule

Two nights, two nights, three nights, swapping weekly. Frequent contact for younger kids.

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2-2-5-5 schedule

The same two weekdays every week, with alternating five-night blocks for the rest.

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3-4-4-3 schedule

Three nights, four nights, four nights, three nights. Longer blocks than 2-2-3, still even.

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Every other weekend

One home on weekdays, with alternating Friday–Sunday weekends at the other.

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Holiday schedule

Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Mother's Day, and Father's Day — how families usually split them.

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Texas Standard Possession Order

What the statute actually says, and why many Texas parents have the Expanded version instead.

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Infant & toddler custody schedule

There's no single right schedule by age — what four states' official guidance and the real research say.

Ages 0–3

Summer custody schedule

No single standard here — how families usually layer vacation weeks on the regular rotation.

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Right of first refusal

A common parenting-plan clause — what it covers, common thresholds, and how to decide if you want one.

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Which schedule is right for us?

There's no universally "best" custody schedule — the right one depends on the kids' ages, how close the two homes are, and how each parent's work schedule lines up. A few rules of thumb parents and mediators often use:

Younger kids (under about 5) tend to do better with shorter stretches between seeing each parent — 2-2-3 or 2-2-5-5 rather than a full week apart.
School-age kids can usually manage week-on/week-off or 3-4-4-3, especially once routines (backpack, homework, activities) are consistent across both homes.
Long distances between homes favor fewer, longer blocks — week-on/week-off or 3-4-4-3 over 2-2-3, simply because there are fewer transitions to manage.
One parent as the primary residence (for school-district or stability reasons) usually means every-other-weekend plus a weekday evening, rather than a 50/50 split.

None of this is a substitute for legal advice — a mediator, co-parenting counselor, or family law attorney can weigh in on what a court in your area is likely to find reasonable for your specific situation.