Connecting Nests

Georgia · 4-3

4-3 in Georgia

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

Build this plan for Georgia — 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 Georgia.

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.
WeekMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1 AAAABBB

What Georgia expects

Georgia requires a parenting plan in every custody case and is specific about content: it must recite where the child sleeps each night of the year, allocate decision-making by subject, and set out transportation arrangements for exchanges.

Governing law: O.C.G.A. § 19-9-1.

Georgia requires its own form — Parenting Plan (required by O.C.G.A. § 19-9-1). 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.

Other schedules in Georgia