Florida · 2-2-5-5
2-2-5-5 in Florida
Each parent has the same two weeknights every week, and the weekends alternate — so each parent gets a five-night block every other week. In Florida this is written into a Parenting Plan, where time with a child is called time-sharing.
Build this plan for Florida — free
The rotation
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | A | B | B | A | A | A |
| 2 | A | A | B | B | B | B | B |
What Florida expects
Florida uses 'time-sharing', not custody or visitation, and requires an approved Parenting Plan in every case involving minor children. The statute expects the plan to describe how parents share daily tasks, the time-sharing schedule, designation of who handles school and health care, and the technologies used to communicate with the child. Florida moved to a rebuttable presumption of equal time-sharing in 2023.
Governing law: Fla. Stat. § 61.13(2)(b).
Florida requires its own form — Family Law Form 12.995(a) — Parenting Plan. Agree your terms first, then transcribe them onto it.
The honest trade-off
The best of both worlds for many families: every Monday-Tuesday is Mom's and every Wednesday-Thursday is Dad's (or the reverse), so activities and childcare land on the same days forever, and nobody goes more than five nights without the child. Fewer exchanges than 2-2-3 and far more predictable than alternating weeks.