Alternating weekend custody schedule calendar
Parent A has the child most of the time and Parent B has every other weekend, Friday to Sunday. Parent B has three of every 14 days. Put the day your plan starts in below for a 2027 calendar with the split, the handovers and a printable page.
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See which parent has the child each day, the percentage split and the handovers.
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Alternate weekends, 2027
14-day cycle: 3B 11A
Next 14 days
Parent A
78.4%
286 days
Parent B
21.6%
79 days
Handovers in 2027
52
Longest stretch
11 / 3
days, Parent A / Parent B
Weekends
26 / 26
52 in all, 0 shared
Cycle
14 days
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 January: with Parent B | Saturday 2 January: with Parent B | Sunday 3 January: with Parent B | ||||
| Monday 4 January: with Parent A | Tuesday 5 January: with Parent A | Wednesday 6 January: with Parent A | Thursday 7 January: with Parent A | Friday 8 January: with Parent A | Saturday 9 January: with Parent A | Sunday 10 January: with Parent A |
| Monday 11 January: with Parent A | Tuesday 12 January: with Parent A | Wednesday 13 January: with Parent A | Thursday 14 January: with Parent A | Friday 15 January: with Parent B | Saturday 16 January: with Parent B | Sunday 17 January: with Parent B |
| Monday 18 January: with Parent A | Tuesday 19 January: with Parent A | Wednesday 20 January: with Parent A | Thursday 21 January: with Parent A | Friday 22 January: with Parent A | Saturday 23 January: with Parent A | Sunday 24 January: with Parent A |
| Monday 25 January: with Parent A | Tuesday 26 January: with Parent A | Wednesday 27 January: with Parent A | Thursday 28 January: with Parent A | Friday 29 January: with Parent B | Saturday 30 January: with Parent B | Sunday 31 January: with Parent B |
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 1 February: with Parent A | Tuesday 2 February: with Parent A | Wednesday 3 February: with Parent A | Thursday 4 February: with Parent A | Friday 5 February: with Parent A | Saturday 6 February: with Parent A | Sunday 7 February: with Parent A |
| Monday 8 February: with Parent A | Tuesday 9 February: with Parent A | Wednesday 10 February: with Parent A | Thursday 11 February: with Parent A | Friday 12 February: with Parent B | Saturday 13 February: with Parent B | Sunday 14 February: with Parent B |
| Monday 15 February: with Parent A | Tuesday 16 February: with Parent A | Wednesday 17 February: with Parent A | Thursday 18 February: with Parent A | Friday 19 February: with Parent A | Saturday 20 February: with Parent A | Sunday 21 February: with Parent A |
| Monday 22 February: with Parent A | Tuesday 23 February: with Parent A | Wednesday 24 February: with Parent A | Thursday 25 February: with Parent A | Friday 26 February: with Parent B | Saturday 27 February: with Parent B | Sunday 28 February: with Parent B |
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 1 March: with Parent A | Tuesday 2 March: with Parent A | Wednesday 3 March: with Parent A | Thursday 4 March: with Parent A | Friday 5 March: with Parent A | Saturday 6 March: with Parent A | Sunday 7 March: with Parent A |
| Monday 8 March: with Parent A | Tuesday 9 March: with Parent A | Wednesday 10 March: with Parent A | Thursday 11 March: with Parent A | Friday 12 March: with Parent B | Saturday 13 March: with Parent B | Sunday 14 March: with Parent B |
| Monday 15 March: with Parent A | Tuesday 16 March: with Parent A | Wednesday 17 March: with Parent A | Thursday 18 March: with Parent A | Friday 19 March: with Parent A | Saturday 20 March: with Parent A | Sunday 21 March: with Parent A |
| Monday 22 March: with Parent A | Tuesday 23 March: with Parent A | Wednesday 24 March: with Parent A | Thursday 25 March: with Parent A | Friday 26 March: with Parent B | Saturday 27 March: with Parent B | Sunday 28 March: with Parent B |
| Monday 29 March: with Parent A | Tuesday 30 March: with Parent A | Wednesday 31 March: with Parent A |
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 1 April: with Parent A | Friday 2 April: with Parent A | Saturday 3 April: with Parent A | Sunday 4 April: with Parent A | |||
| Monday 5 April: with Parent A | Tuesday 6 April: with Parent A | Wednesday 7 April: with Parent A | Thursday 8 April: with Parent A | Friday 9 April: with Parent B | Saturday 10 April: with Parent B | Sunday 11 April: with Parent B |
| Monday 12 April: with Parent A | Tuesday 13 April: with Parent A | Wednesday 14 April: with Parent A | Thursday 15 April: with Parent A | Friday 16 April: with Parent A | Saturday 17 April: with Parent A | Sunday 18 April: with Parent A |
| Monday 19 April: with Parent A | Tuesday 20 April: with Parent A | Wednesday 21 April: with Parent A | Thursday 22 April: with Parent A | Friday 23 April: with Parent B | Saturday 24 April: with Parent B | Sunday 25 April: with Parent B |
| Monday 26 April: with Parent A | Tuesday 27 April: with Parent A | Wednesday 28 April: with Parent A | Thursday 29 April: with Parent A | Friday 30 April: with Parent A |
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 1 May: with Parent A | Sunday 2 May: with Parent A | |||||
| Monday 3 May: with Parent A | Tuesday 4 May: with Parent A | Wednesday 5 May: with Parent A | Thursday 6 May: with Parent A | Friday 7 May: with Parent B | Saturday 8 May: with Parent B | Sunday 9 May: with Parent B |
| Monday 10 May: with Parent A | Tuesday 11 May: with Parent A | Wednesday 12 May: with Parent A | Thursday 13 May: with Parent A | Friday 14 May: with Parent A | Saturday 15 May: with Parent A | Sunday 16 May: with Parent A |
| Monday 17 May: with Parent A | Tuesday 18 May: with Parent A | Wednesday 19 May: with Parent A | Thursday 20 May: with Parent A | Friday 21 May: with Parent B | Saturday 22 May: with Parent B | Sunday 23 May: with Parent B |
| Monday 24 May: with Parent A | Tuesday 25 May: with Parent A | Wednesday 26 May: with Parent A | Thursday 27 May: with Parent A | Friday 28 May: with Parent A | Saturday 29 May: with Parent A | Sunday 30 May: with Parent A |
| Monday 31 May: with Parent A |
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 1 June: with Parent A | Wednesday 2 June: with Parent A | Thursday 3 June: with Parent A | Friday 4 June: with Parent B | Saturday 5 June: with Parent B | Sunday 6 June: with Parent B | |
| Monday 7 June: with Parent A | Tuesday 8 June: with Parent A | Wednesday 9 June: with Parent A | Thursday 10 June: with Parent A | Friday 11 June: with Parent A | Saturday 12 June: with Parent A | Sunday 13 June: with Parent A |
| Monday 14 June: with Parent A | Tuesday 15 June: with Parent A | Wednesday 16 June: with Parent A | Thursday 17 June: with Parent A | Friday 18 June: with Parent B | Saturday 19 June: with Parent B | Sunday 20 June: with Parent B |
| Monday 21 June: with Parent A | Tuesday 22 June: with Parent A | Wednesday 23 June: with Parent A | Thursday 24 June: with Parent A | Friday 25 June: with Parent A | Saturday 26 June: with Parent A | Sunday 27 June: with Parent A |
| Monday 28 June: with Parent A | Tuesday 29 June: with Parent A | Wednesday 30 June: with Parent A |
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 1 July: with Parent A | Friday 2 July: with Parent B | Saturday 3 July: with Parent B | Sunday 4 July: with Parent B | |||
| Monday 5 July: with Parent A | Tuesday 6 July: with Parent A | Wednesday 7 July: with Parent A | Thursday 8 July: with Parent A | Friday 9 July: with Parent A | Saturday 10 July: with Parent A | Sunday 11 July: with Parent A |
| Monday 12 July: with Parent A | Tuesday 13 July: with Parent A | Wednesday 14 July: with Parent A | Thursday 15 July: with Parent A | Friday 16 July: with Parent B | Saturday 17 July: with Parent B | Sunday 18 July: with Parent B |
| Monday 19 July: with Parent A | Tuesday 20 July: with Parent A | Wednesday 21 July: with Parent A | Thursday 22 July: with Parent A | Friday 23 July: with Parent A | Saturday 24 July: with Parent A | Sunday 25 July: with Parent A |
| Monday 26 July: with Parent A | Tuesday 27 July: with Parent A | Wednesday 28 July: with Parent A | Thursday 29 July: with Parent A | Friday 30 July: with Parent B | Saturday 31 July: with Parent B |
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 1 August: with Parent B | ||||||
| Monday 2 August: with Parent A | Tuesday 3 August: with Parent A | Wednesday 4 August: with Parent A | Thursday 5 August: with Parent A | Friday 6 August: with Parent A | Saturday 7 August: with Parent A | Sunday 8 August: with Parent A |
| Monday 9 August: with Parent A | Tuesday 10 August: with Parent A | Wednesday 11 August: with Parent A | Thursday 12 August: with Parent A | Friday 13 August: with Parent B | Saturday 14 August: with Parent B | Sunday 15 August: with Parent B |
| Monday 16 August: with Parent A | Tuesday 17 August: with Parent A | Wednesday 18 August: with Parent A | Thursday 19 August: with Parent A | Friday 20 August: with Parent A | Saturday 21 August: with Parent A | Sunday 22 August: with Parent A |
| Monday 23 August: with Parent A | Tuesday 24 August: with Parent A | Wednesday 25 August: with Parent A | Thursday 26 August: with Parent A | Friday 27 August: with Parent B | Saturday 28 August: with Parent B | Sunday 29 August: with Parent B |
| Monday 30 August: with Parent A | Tuesday 31 August: with Parent A |
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 1 September: with Parent A | Thursday 2 September: with Parent A | Friday 3 September: with Parent A | Saturday 4 September: with Parent A | Sunday 5 September: with Parent A | ||
| Monday 6 September: with Parent A | Tuesday 7 September: with Parent A | Wednesday 8 September: with Parent A | Thursday 9 September: with Parent A | Friday 10 September: with Parent B | Saturday 11 September: with Parent B | Sunday 12 September: with Parent B |
| Monday 13 September: with Parent A | Tuesday 14 September: with Parent A | Wednesday 15 September: with Parent A | Thursday 16 September: with Parent A | Friday 17 September: with Parent A | Saturday 18 September: with Parent A | Sunday 19 September: with Parent A |
| Monday 20 September: with Parent A | Tuesday 21 September: with Parent A | Wednesday 22 September: with Parent A | Thursday 23 September: with Parent A | Friday 24 September: with Parent B | Saturday 25 September: with Parent B | Sunday 26 September: with Parent B |
| Monday 27 September: with Parent A | Tuesday 28 September: with Parent A | Wednesday 29 September: with Parent A | Thursday 30 September: with Parent A |
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 October: with Parent A | Saturday 2 October: with Parent A | Sunday 3 October: with Parent A | ||||
| Monday 4 October: with Parent A | Tuesday 5 October: with Parent A | Wednesday 6 October: with Parent A | Thursday 7 October: with Parent A | Friday 8 October: with Parent B | Saturday 9 October: with Parent B | Sunday 10 October: with Parent B |
| Monday 11 October: with Parent A | Tuesday 12 October: with Parent A | Wednesday 13 October: with Parent A | Thursday 14 October: with Parent A | Friday 15 October: with Parent A | Saturday 16 October: with Parent A | Sunday 17 October: with Parent A |
| Monday 18 October: with Parent A | Tuesday 19 October: with Parent A | Wednesday 20 October: with Parent A | Thursday 21 October: with Parent A | Friday 22 October: with Parent B | Saturday 23 October: with Parent B | Sunday 24 October: with Parent B |
| Monday 25 October: with Parent A | Tuesday 26 October: with Parent A | Wednesday 27 October: with Parent A | Thursday 28 October: with Parent A | Friday 29 October: with Parent A | Saturday 30 October: with Parent A | Sunday 31 October: with Parent A |
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 1 November: with Parent A | Tuesday 2 November: with Parent A | Wednesday 3 November: with Parent A | Thursday 4 November: with Parent A | Friday 5 November: with Parent B | Saturday 6 November: with Parent B | Sunday 7 November: with Parent B |
| Monday 8 November: with Parent A | Tuesday 9 November: with Parent A | Wednesday 10 November: with Parent A | Thursday 11 November: with Parent A | Friday 12 November: with Parent A | Saturday 13 November: with Parent A | Sunday 14 November: with Parent A |
| Monday 15 November: with Parent A | Tuesday 16 November: with Parent A | Wednesday 17 November: with Parent A | Thursday 18 November: with Parent A | Friday 19 November: with Parent B | Saturday 20 November: with Parent B | Sunday 21 November: with Parent B |
| Monday 22 November: with Parent A | Tuesday 23 November: with Parent A | Wednesday 24 November: with Parent A | Thursday 25 November: with Parent A | Friday 26 November: with Parent A | Saturday 27 November: with Parent A | Sunday 28 November: with Parent A |
| Monday 29 November: with Parent A | Tuesday 30 November: with Parent A |
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 1 December: with Parent A | Thursday 2 December: with Parent A | Friday 3 December: with Parent B | Saturday 4 December: with Parent B | Sunday 5 December: with Parent B | ||
| Monday 6 December: with Parent A | Tuesday 7 December: with Parent A | Wednesday 8 December: with Parent A | Thursday 9 December: with Parent A | Friday 10 December: with Parent A | Saturday 11 December: with Parent A | Sunday 12 December: with Parent A |
| Monday 13 December: with Parent A | Tuesday 14 December: with Parent A | Wednesday 15 December: with Parent A | Thursday 16 December: with Parent A | Friday 17 December: with Parent B | Saturday 18 December: with Parent B | Sunday 19 December: with Parent B |
| Monday 20 December: with Parent A | Tuesday 21 December: with Parent A | Wednesday 22 December: with Parent A | Thursday 23 December: with Parent A | Friday 24 December: with Parent A | Saturday 25 December: with Parent A | Sunday 26 December: with Parent A |
| Monday 27 December: with Parent A | Tuesday 28 December: with Parent A | Wednesday 29 December: with Parent A | Thursday 30 December: with Parent A | Friday 31 December: with Parent B |
- A Parent A
- B Parent B
This draws a pattern. It is not legal advice: a court order or parenting plan sets the real schedule, including holidays.
How the Alternate weekends schedule works
The most common visiting arrangement when one home is the main one. This layout gives Parent B Friday to Sunday every second weekend and nothing in between; many agreements add a mid-week evening or overnight and share holidays, which this calendar does not draw unless you edit the cycle in the custom box.
Also searched for as: every other weekend custody, alternate weekend visitation, weekend custody schedule.
The cycle is 14 days long: 3 days with Parent B, 11 days with Parent A, and then it starts again.
The blocks of the cycle
| Block | What | Days of the cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 days with Parent B | Days 1 to 3 |
| 2 | 11 days with Parent A | Days 4 to 14 |
The numbers
| Cycle length | 14 days |
|---|---|
| Parent A | 11 of 14 days (78.6%) |
| Parent B | 3 of 14 days (21.4%) |
| Handovers | 2 in 14 days, about 52 a year |
| Longest stretch | 11 days with Parent A, 3 with Parent B |
These count days, starting the layout on a Friday.
Good and bad about Alternate weekends
In its favour
- Few handovers: two in 14 days
- Stable home base during the school week
- Easy for the other parent to plan around
Against it
- Long gaps with Parent B: up to eleven days
- Many agreements add mid-week time that this simple layout leaves out
- Only part of the weekends are shared
Who uses Alternate weekends
Often used when one parent is the main carer and the other has regular weekend contact.
This page draws a pattern so you can see it, print it and share it. It is not legal advice: a court order or parenting plan sets the real schedule, including holidays, and that always wins over a calendar.
Other custody schedules
- Week on, week offThe child spends a whole week with Parent A, then a whole week with Parent B, repeated.Open
- 2-2-3Parent A has the first two days, Parent B the next two, then Parent A has three; the following week it is reversed.Open
- 3-4-4-3Three days with Parent A, four with Parent B, then four with Parent A and three with Parent B.Open
All custody schedules and the cycle builder
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of the time does each parent have on a Alternate weekends schedule?
Parent A has 11 of every 14 days (78.6%) and Parent B has 3 (21.4%), counting days. Counting overnights or school nights can give different figures, and holidays set in a court order or plan change the real totals for a year.
How many handovers are there on a Alternate weekends schedule?
2 in every 14 days, or about 52 in a year. The longest unbroken stretch with one parent is 11 days for Parent A and 3 for Parent B.
What percentage is every other weekend?
Friday to Sunday every second weekend is three days in 14, about 21% of days for Parent B and 79% for Parent A. Plans that add holidays or a mid-week overnight give Parent B more; use the custom box to try yours.
Can I print this custody calendar or put it on my phone?
Yes. Pick the day the schedule starts, then press Print or save as PDF for a one-page year, or Add to my calendar for an .ics file that opens in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook. Your names stay in your browser; nothing is sent to LetRelay.
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