Connecting Nests

Ohio · 3-4-4-3

3-4-4-3 in Ohio

One parent has three nights and the other four, then it flips the following week. In Ohio this is written into a Shared Parenting Plan, where time with a child is called parenting time.

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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 Ohio.

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.
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1 AAABBBB
2 AAAABBB

What Ohio expects

Ohio's term of art is 'shared parenting' — a shared parenting plan must be filed and approved for parents to share rights and responsibilities. Local rules vary by county, so check the form for the county where the case is filed.

Governing law: Ohio Rev. Code § 3109.04.

Ohio requires its own form — Shared Parenting Plan (county-specific forms). 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.

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