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New Mexico · 2-2-3

2-2-3 in New Mexico

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

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Template for educational use — not legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney in your state. Laws change; confirm current requirements with a licensed attorney in New Mexico.

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 New Mexico expects

New Mexico presumes joint custody and requires a parenting plan setting out how major decisions get made.

Governing law: NMSA § 40-4-9.1.

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 New Mexico