Free tool
1st, 3rd & 5th weekends custody schedule generator
One parent has the 1st, 3rd and 5th weekend of every calendar month. Fifth weekends only happen a few times a year.
It's tied to the calendar rather than a two-week rotation, so it's easy to check any month ahead.
1. Pick a pattern
2. Match it to your family
Who has the school-week time?
The parent with the children on ordinary weekdays.
Add the Thursday before each weekend
Add common holidays
New Year's, Easter, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Halloween evening, Thanksgiving and Christmas, alternating by year.
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Your year
1st, 3rd & 5th weekends · Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027
Parent AParent B
- Split
- 85% / 15%
- 309 / 56 nights
- Exchanges
- 4.7
- per month, on average
- Longest away from Parent A
- 2 days
- Longest away from Parent B
- 12 days
October 2026
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November 2026
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December 2026
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January 2027
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February 2027
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March 2027
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April 2027
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May 2027
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July 2027
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August 2027
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September 2027
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