Connecting Nests

Alaska · 4-3

4-3 in Alaska

The child is with one parent four nights a week and the other three, on the same days every week. In Alaska this is written into a Parenting Plan, where time with a child is called visitation.

Build this plan for Alaska — free

Template for educational use — not legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney in your state. Laws change; confirm current requirements with a licensed attorney in Alaska.

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.
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1 AAAABBB

What Alaska expects

Distance and travel logistics carry unusual weight in Alaska; long-distance and air-travel terms are worth spelling out.

Governing law: Alaska Stat. § 25.20.060 et seq..

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.

Other schedules in Alaska