West Virginia · Alternating weekends
Alternating weekends in West Virginia
The child lives primarily with one parent and spends every other weekend with the other. In West Virginia this is written into a Parenting Plan, where time with a child is called custodial responsibility.
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The rotation
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | A | A | A | B | B | A |
| 2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
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
Long the default in American courts, and still the most common order — but twelve days can pass between weekends, and the weekend parent rarely sees a school night or a homework fight. Most plans soften it with a midweek dinner.