Connecting Nests

Maryland · 2-2-3

2-2-3 in Maryland

Two nights with one parent, two with the other, then a three-night weekend that alternates. Over two weeks it comes out even. In Maryland this is written into a Parenting Plan, where time with a child is called parenting time.

Build this plan for Maryland — 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 Maryland.

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.
WeekMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1 AABBAAA
2 BBAABBB

What Maryland expects

Maryland adopted a court Parenting Plan Tool and requires parents to file either an agreed plan or a joint statement of their disputes. Our template maps onto that tool's categories.

Governing law: Md. Rule 9-204.1.

Maryland requires its own form — Parenting Plan Tool / Joint Statement of the Parties Concerning Decision-Making Authority and Parenting Time. Agree your terms first, then transcribe them onto it.

The honest trade-off

No long gap between seeing either parent, which is why it's the most common 50/50 schedule for little kids. The cost is exchanges — six a fortnight, roughly double most other schedules — so it only works when handoffs are calm and the drive is short.

Other schedules in Maryland