Alternating Weeks parenting time calculator

A Alternating Weeks 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 2 handoffs.

One full week each, swapping on the same weekday.

Overnights per year

Alternating Weeks 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

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