Shared custody, explained simply
Organising custody, without losing track
The questions separated parents actually ask, with the answers you wish you had found first time round: which schedule to choose, who has the children at Christmas, how to count the nights without arguing about them.
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Custody schedules 7 min readShared custody and a young child: from what age, and what actually decides
"From what age can a young child live in two homes?" has no settled answer, and this article does not invent one. It sets out what parents actually ask, where the disagreement between professionals really sits, why the research does not close it, and the practical facts that end up weighing more than the number of months.
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Working together 5 min readHow does 50/50 custody actually work, day to day
Equal time is the part everyone pictures, and it is the smaller half of the question. Shared custody is two separate things: where the children sleep, and who decides what. Confusing them is the single most common reason a fair arrangement still feels unfair.
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Tools 5 min readEven or Odd Weekend: How to Know Which Is Yours, and the January 2027 Trap
A weekend takes the parity of its week: Saturday and Sunday belong to the week that started on the Monday before. The weekend of October 3 and 4, 2026 is therefore even, and the one of October 10 and 11 is odd. One exception to watch for: in early January 2027, two odd weekends happen back to back.
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Holidays and celebrations 6 min readHoliday custody schedules: Christmas, summer break, and the alternating year
School holidays are where a working 50/50 schedule stops working. The usual pattern pauses, a different rule takes over, and most arrangements never say which one. Here is how families actually split Christmas and the summer, and the four places it goes wrong.
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Custody schedules 5 min readShared Custody Schedules: Week-On/Week-Off, 2-2-3, or 2-2-5-5
The three shared custody schedules all give each parent seven nights out of fourteen. What changes is how long each stay lasts: seven nights in a row with week-on/week-off, five at most with 2-2-5-5, three at most with 2-2-3. The right choice mostly comes down to what a handover actually costs in your family's day-to-day life.
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Everyday life 4 min readCounting overnights in shared custody, without it turning into an argument
"We agreed on 50/50 and I do everything." Almost every separated family says this, and usually both parents mean it honestly. Memory does not count nights; it counts effort. Here is how to keep a record neither of you disputes.
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Tools 5 min readCustody Schedule Planner: Paper, Excel, Shared Calendar, or App?
Four ways to keep a custody schedule, and they are not all equal depending on your situation. An honest comparison, including what each one costs when things get tense, and what none of them can do.
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Tools 5 min readOdd Week, Even Week Custody Schedule: the Calendar for 2026 and 2027
A week is even when its ISO week number is even, counting weeks from Monday to Sunday. The one time this trips parents up is this winter: week 53 of 2026 and week 1 of 2027 are both odd.
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The schedule fills itself in
You declare your custody rhythm once. Nestido fills in the months ahead, and you only note what changes. The other parent sees the same thing, at the same moment.
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