Montana · Week-on / week-off
Week-on / week-off in Montana
The child spends one full week with each parent, switching on the same day every week. In Montana 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 | A | A | A |
| 2 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |
What Montana expects
Montana abolished custody terminology entirely — the statute speaks only of parenting plans and requires a final plan to address residential schedule, decision-making, and dispute resolution.
Governing law: Mont. Code Ann. § 40-4-234.
The honest trade-off
The simplest 50/50 schedule to run and the easiest to explain to a child — but a week is a long time away from a parent for a young child, and one forgotten backpack can strand a school project for seven days. Most plans using it add a midweek dinner or call with the other parent.