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Week-on / week-off 50/50 The child spends one full week with each parent, switching on the same day every week. 2-2-3 50/50 Two nights with one parent, two with the other, then a three-night weekend that alternates. Over two weeks it comes out even. 2-2-5-5 50/50 Each parent has the same two weeknights every week, and the weekends alternate — so each parent gets a five-night block every other week. 3-4-4-3 50/50 One parent has three nights and the other four, then it flips the following week. Alternating weekends 86/14 The child lives primarily with one parent and spends every other weekend with the other. Alternating weekends plus a midweek overnight 71/29 Every other weekend, plus one overnight midweek every week. Standard Possession Order (1st / 3rd / 5th weekends) 86/14 Texas's statutory default: the first, third, and fifth weekends of each month with the non-primary parent, plus Thursday evenings and a long summer block. 4-3 57/43 The child is with one parent four nights a week and the other three, on the same days every week. Long-distance (school year and breaks) 80/20 The child lives with one parent during the school year and spends most of the summer and school breaks with the other. Nesting (birdnesting) 50/50 The children stay in one home and the parents rotate in and out of it. Supervised parenting time 93/7 Parenting time takes place with a third party present — a relative, a professional supervisor, or a supervised visitation center. Every weekend 71/29 The child is with one parent on school nights and the other every weekend.

Both parents decide together Each parent leads in specific areas One parent decides

Alternate holidays by year Split each holiday

Standard exchange terms Exchange at school or daycare Neutral or supervised exchange location

Standard communication terms Written communication only

Right of first refusal Gives the other parent the chance to take the child before a sitter is called. Works well between parents who live close and communicate; becomes a conflict engine when they don't. Travel and vacations Notice for trips, and the consent letters and documents airlines and border officials ask for. Technology and social media Screen rules, phones, and whether the child appears online. Increasingly standard, and much easier to agree now than later. Introducing new partners When and how a new relationship gets introduced to the child. One of the most-argued topics and one of the least-written-down.