Maryland · 3-4-4-3
3-4-4-3 in Maryland
One parent has three nights and the other four, then it flips the following week. In Maryland this is written into a Parenting Plan, where time with a child is called parenting time.
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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 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
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.