Custody schedules · 3-4-4-3
3-4-4-3 custody schedule calendar
Three nights with one parent and four with the other, then the reverse the next week. Each parent keeps the same weeknights, the weekend switches, and no stretch is longer than four nights. A 50/50 that sits between the 2-2-3 and the 2-2-5-5.
September 2026
October 2026
November 2026
Nights
Mom 7 · Dad 7
of 14 · 50% / 50%
Hand-offs
2 every two weeks
1 a week
Longest stretch
7 nights
Mom 7 · Dad 7
Who it suits
- ✓Kids in early elementary who need shorter stretches but steadier weeknights
- ✓Parents who want one weekday hand-off and one weekend hand-off
- ✓Families where one parent's work week is heavier at the start
What to watch
- !The weekend still alternates, so it's a two-week rhythm
- !The split is 3 and 4 within a week, which is uneven until you look at two weeks together
- !Hand-offs land on the same two days each week, so those days need to work for both of you
Get this calendar, with the rest filled in
Quilt writes the 3-4-4-3 schedule from your order through next year: holidays by even and odd year, school breaks, hand-off times. It syncs to Google and Apple, the other parent answers change requests in one tap, and the kids see whose house it is on their own device. 30 days free.
Questions about the 3-4-4-3
Is 3-4-4-3 a 50/50 schedule?
Yes. Over two weeks each parent has seven nights: 3 + 4 one week, 4 + 3 the next.
Which parent gets the weekend on a 3-4-4-3?
It alternates. The four-night stretch includes the weekend, and it switches parents every week.
How is this different from a 2-2-5-5?
The 2-2-5-5 has a five-night stretch; the 3-4-4-3 tops out at four. Both keep the same weeknights fixed for each parent.
Quilt is a scheduling and record-keeping tool, not legal advice. If anything here disagrees with your order, the order governs.