Connecting Nests

Wisconsin · 4-3

4-3 in Wisconsin

The child is with one parent four nights a week and the other three, on the same days every 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 57/43 — about 209 and 156 nights a year.
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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

The most predictable schedule on this list — every week is identical, so there is no odd/even week to track and no calendar needed after the first month. It's also the natural on-ramp to 50/50: shifting a single night makes it 3-4-4-3.

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