Rhode Island · 3-4-4-3
3-4-4-3 in Rhode Island
One parent has three nights and the other four, then it flips the following week. In Rhode Island this is written into a Parenting Plan, where time with a child is called visitation.
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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 Rhode Island expects
Rhode Island courts decide custody on best interests; joint legal custody with one parent as placement parent is common.
Governing law: R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-5-16.
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.