Maryland · 4-3
4-3 in Maryland
The child is with one parent four nights a week and the other three, on the same days every 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 | 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
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.