New Jersey · 3-4-4-3
3-4-4-3 in New Jersey
One parent has three nights and the other four, then it flips the following week. In New Jersey 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 New Jersey expects
New Jersey requires parties in a contested custody case to file a custody and parenting-time plan, and its statute expressly favors frequent and continuing contact with both parents.
Governing law: N.J.S.A. § 9:2-4.
New Jersey requires its own form — Custody and Parenting Time Plan. 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.