Iowa · 3-4-4-3
3-4-4-3 in Iowa
One parent has three nights and the other four, then it flips the following week. In Iowa this is written into a Parenting Plan, where time with a child is called visitation.
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Laws change; confirm current requirements with a licensed attorney in Iowa.
The rotation
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | A | A | B | B | B | B |
| 2 | A | A | A | A | B | B | B |
What Iowa expects
Iowa presumes joint legal custody is in the child's best interest when either parent requests it.
Governing law: Iowa Code § 598.41.
The honest trade-off
Exchanges land on the same two days every week, which makes it easy to remember, and no one waits more than four nights. The trade is that which parent has the weekend flips each week, so weekend plans need a two-week memory.