Connecting Nests

West Virginia · 3-4-4-3

3-4-4-3 in West Virginia

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

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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 West Virginia.

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 West Virginia expects

West Virginia allocates 'custodial responsibility' and, since 2022, applies a presumption of approximately equal time. Its statute lists required plan contents.

Governing law: W. Va. Code § 48-9-201 et seq..

West Virginia requires its own form — Parenting Plan. 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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