Connecting Nests

Utah · 2-2-3

2-2-3 in Utah

Two nights with one parent, two with the other, then a three-night weekend that alternates. Over two weeks it comes out even. In Utah this is written into a Parenting Plan, where time with a child is called parent-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 Utah.

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.
WeekMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1 AABBAAA
2 BBAABBB

What Utah expects

Utah spells 'parent-time' with a hyphen and legislates a minimum schedule by the child's age — plans are written as the statutory minimum or better, so cite the section you're building from.

Governing law: Utah Code § 30-3-10.8; minimum schedule § 30-3-35.

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.

Other schedules in Utah