Custody schedule

The 3-4-4-3 schedule

One parent has three nights and the other four, then it flips the following week.

50/50

overnight split

night cycle

182

nights a year (parent A)

The rotation

A = one parent, B = the other. Each cell is one overnight. This rotation divides regular school-year overnights 50/50 — about 182 and 182 nights a year.
Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	A	A	A	B	B	B	B
2	A	A	A	A	B	B	B

Who it tends to suit

Parents who want 50/50 with no stretch longer than four nights, and a fixed weekly exchange day.

The honest trade-off

Exchanges land on the same two days every week, which makes it easy to remember, and no one waits more than four nights. The trade is that which parent has the weekend flips each week, so weekend plans need a two-week memory.

Exchanges

Thursday and Sunday are the usual exchange days.

Also called: three-four-four-three.

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