North Dakota · 2-2-3
2-2-3 in North Dakota
Two nights with one parent, two with the other, then a three-night weekend that alternates. Over two weeks it comes out even. In North Dakota 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 | B | B | A | A | A |
| 2 | B | B | A | A | B | B | B |
What North Dakota expects
North Dakota replaced custody with 'residential responsibility' and 'decision-making responsibility', and its statute lists the specific matters a parenting plan must address.
Governing law: N.D.C.C. § 14-09-30.
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.