South Dakota · 3-4-4-3
3-4-4-3 in South Dakota
One parent has three nights and the other four, then it flips the following week. In South Dakota this is written into a Parenting Plan, where time with a child is called visitation.
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Template for educational use — not legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney in your state.
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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 South Dakota expects
South Dakota publishes Shared Parenting Guidelines that apply as a default when a plan is silent — so name any variation from them.
Governing law: SDCL ch. 25-4A; South Dakota Shared Parenting Guidelines.
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.