Custody schedule

The 4-3 schedule

The child is with one parent four nights a week and the other three, on the same days every week.

57/43

overnight split

night cycle

209

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 57/43 — about 209 and 156 nights a year.
Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	A	A	A	A	B	B	B

Who it tends to suit

Families stepping toward an even split, or where one parent's work makes a true 50/50 impractical.

The honest trade-off

The most predictable schedule on this list — every week is identical, so there is no odd/even week to track and no calendar needed after the first month. It's also the natural on-ramp to 50/50: shifting a single night makes it 3-4-4-3.

Exchanges

The same two exchange days every week.

Also called: four-three, 60/40.

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Compare with

Week-on / week-off (50/50)2-2-3 (50/50)2-2-5-5 (50/50)3-4-4-3 (50/50) All schedules →