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Wisconsin · 3-4-4-3

3-4-4-3 in Wisconsin

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

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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 Wisconsin.

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 Wisconsin expects

Wisconsin splits the concepts sharply: 'legal custody' is decision-making, 'physical placement' is time with the child. A parenting plan on form GF-150 is required in contested cases and the statute lists what it must contain.

Governing law: Wis. Stat. § 767.41.

Wisconsin requires its own form — Parenting Plan (GF-150). 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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