Pick a parenting-time schedule, add the parents' names, and see exactly how it falls on the calendar — any year, forward or back. Holidays rotate between parents by odd/even year. Free, private, and shareable.
A clear schedule is one of the most important parts of a parenting plan. Here’s the plain-English version of what to think about and ask for.
It’s the recurring pattern of which parent the children are with on which nights. Courts call the day-to-day pattern the "regular" or "base" schedule, then layer holidays, school breaks, and summer on top of it.
2-2-3 keeps no parent away more than 3 days (great for young kids). 2-2-5-5 fixes the same weekdays with each parent and gives 5-day stretches. Week on / week off is simplest for older kids. 3-4-4-3 keeps weekly handoffs steady. They’re all equal time — pick by your kids’ ages and how often you want exchanges.
When one parent is the primary home, the other typically has alternating weekends, often plus a midweek overnight. More midweek/weekend time moves the split toward 50/50; less moves it toward 80/20. The tool shows the real percentage each pattern produces so you can see what you’re actually asking for.
Holidays override the regular schedule and usually alternate year to year so each parent gets, say, Thanksgiving in even years and Christmas in odd years. This tool rotates the major holidays automatically by odd/even year — flip the toggle to see who gets what.
Summer often switches to week-on / week-off even if the school year is different. Many parents also reserve uninterrupted "vacation weeks" (commonly 1–2 weeks each) where the regular exchange pauses so they can travel. Decide whether you want a straight summer rotation, vacation weeks, or both.
Spring break (often alternated by year), each child’s birthday and each parent’s birthday, Mother’s/Father’s Day always going to that parent, the exchange time and place, a midweek dinner or call, and "right of first refusal" (offering the other parent time before using a babysitter for longer absences).
This tool is for information and planning only — it is not legal advice and does not create a court order. Every family and every court order is different. For advice about your situation, talk to a family-law attorney in your state.