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2-2-5-5 parenting time calculator

A 2-2-5-5 custody schedule gives Parent A 50% of parenting time (182 overnights per year) and Parent B 50% (182 overnights), calculated over the 12 months from January 2026. The cycle repeats every 14 nights with 4 handoffs.

Each parent keeps the same two weekdays every week; weekends alternate in five-night blocks.

Overnights per year

2-2-5-5 schedule · 50/50 split · 364 nights from January 2026
ParentOvernights per yearPercentage
Parent A18250%
Parent B18250%

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What the first month looks like

Key: A = Parent A, B = Parent B. Each day cell is labelled with the letter of the parent it belongs to.

2-2-5-5 rotation, January 2026
  1. 5A2026-01-05: Parent A
  2. 6A2026-01-06: Parent A
  3. 7B2026-01-07: Parent B
  4. 8B2026-01-08: Parent B
  5. 9B2026-01-09: Parent B
  6. 10B2026-01-10: Parent B
  7. 11B2026-01-11: Parent B
  8. 12A2026-01-12: Parent A
  9. 13A2026-01-13: Parent A
  10. 14A2026-01-14: Parent A
  11. 15A2026-01-15: Parent A
  12. 16A2026-01-16: Parent A
  13. 17B2026-01-17: Parent B
  14. 18B2026-01-18: Parent B
  15. 19A2026-01-19: Parent A
  16. 20A2026-01-20: Parent A
  17. 21B2026-01-21: Parent B
  18. 22B2026-01-22: Parent B
  19. 23B2026-01-23: Parent B
  20. 24B2026-01-24: Parent B
  21. 25B2026-01-25: Parent B
  22. 26A2026-01-26: Parent A
  23. 27A2026-01-27: Parent A
  24. 28A2026-01-28: Parent A
  25. 29A2026-01-29: Parent A
  26. 30A2026-01-30: Parent A
  27. 31B2026-01-31: Parent B
  28. 1B2026-02-01: Parent B
  • Parent A
  • Parent B

Other schedules

These figures are arithmetic on a repeating rotation, not legal advice. Courts in some states count overnights differently for support calculations — check your own order.