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Wisconsin · Week-on / week-off

Week-on / week-off in Wisconsin

The child spends one full week with each parent, switching on the same day 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 50/50 — about 182 and 182 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 simplest 50/50 schedule to run and the easiest to explain to a child — but a week is a long time away from a parent for a young child, and one forgotten backpack can strand a school project for seven days. Most plans using it add a midweek dinner or call with the other parent.

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