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 read
Shared 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 read
How 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 read
Even or Odd Weekend: How to Tell Which One Is Yours, and the January 2027 Trap
A weekend takes the parity of its week: Saturday and Sunday both belong to the week that started the Monday before. Here's how to check it in thirty seconds, why two parents looking at their own calendars can land on different answers, and why January 2027 has two odd weekends in a row.
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Holidays and celebrations 6 min read
Holiday 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 read
50/50 custody schedules: week on week off, 2-2-3, 3-4-4-3, 2-2-5-5
Every 50/50 schedule splits the same number of nights. What separates them is how long each stay lasts and how many handovers you sign up for. Here are the four that actually get used, what each one costs in practice, and the question that should decide.
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Everyday life 4 min read
Counting 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 read
Custody 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 7 min read
Odd Week, Even Week Custody Schedule: How to Count It Right, and the 2026 to 2027 Trap
Almost every shared custody arrangement talks about odd weeks and even weeks. Here's how to count them without getting it wrong, why 2026 breaks the usual alternation right at Christmas, and what to write down or double check so both parents are looking at the same calendar.
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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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