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California · Week-on / week-off

Week-on / week-off in California

The child spends one full week with each parent, switching on the same day every week. In California this is written into a Parenting Plan, where time with a child is called visitation.

Build this plan for California — 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 California.

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.
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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 simplest 50/50 schedule to run and the easiest to explain to a child — but a week is a long time away from a parent for a young child, and one forgotten backpack can strand a school project for seven days. Most plans using it add a midweek dinner or call with the other parent.

Other schedules in California