California · 4-3
4-3 in California
The child is with one parent four nights a week and the other three, on the same days every week. In California this is written into a Parenting Plan, where time with a child is called visitation.
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The rotation
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | A | A | A | B | B | B |
What California expects
California orders ride on Judicial Council form FL-341 and its attachments. Our template is the companion you negotiate from and then transcribe onto FL-341 — courts want their own form.
Governing law: Cal. Fam. Code § 3000 et seq..
California requires its own form — FL-341 — Child Custody and Visitation Order Attachment. Agree your terms first, then transcribe them onto it.
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.