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Ohio · Week-on / week-off

Week-on / week-off in Ohio

The child spends one full week with each parent, switching on the same day every 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 AAAAAAA
2 BBBBBBB

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

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.

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