Shared Parenting Schedules
A parenting schedule represents the general repeating pattern of your and your co-parent's parenting time as defined by your parenting agreement. To document your parenting schedule in OurFamilyWizard, you will use the Parenting Schedule tool.
In this tutorial:
- Creating a parenting schedule
- Editing and deleting parenting schedules
- Common parenting schedule examples
Creating a parenting schedule
- Navigate to the Calendar tab.
- On the left side of the calendar, you will see a button titled Parenting Schedule. Click this button to be directed to the parenting schedule menu.
- Click on the New Schedule button located in the top-left corner of the Parenting Schedule window.
- On the "Create/Edit Parenting Schedule" screen, create a title for your schedule.
- Select the interval that best reflects the repeating cycle of your schedule.
- For example, if you are on a “one week on, one week off” or bi-weekly schedule, select “2 Week” as your interval. See examples of common parenting schedules into OFW.
- Select the date range for your schedule.
- Your Begins date must be at least 24-hours from today’s date.
- Your Ends date will be when this schedule will no longer repeat itself (one year from now, end of school year, etc.).
- Your ends date must be after your begins date plus the length of your selected interval. For example, if your begins date is the 1st and you are using a 2-week interval, your ends date must the 14th or later.
- Select the child(ren) to whom this schedule pertains.
- In the mini-calendar, use the drop-down menus on each date to select the parent with whom the child(ren) will spend the night.
- Click the time boxes to customize your scheduled exchange times.
- Parenting schedules only note overnight parenting time. Mid-day visitations will be scheduled to your calendar as either one-time or repeating events.
- Click Save, and your schedule will be viewable on the dates you have assigned it to.
Updating or deleting a parenting schedule
Either parent can edit or delete any existing parenting schedule with upcoming dates. For one-time parenting time modification requests, consider using the Trade/Swap™ tool.
Editing a parenting schedule
- Navigate to the Calendar tab.
- Click on the Parenting Schedule tool on the left side of the screen.
- Under the 'Options' column, click the
edit icon.
- Make your edits to your schedule, then click Save. The parenting schedule will be modified on all upcoming dates; however, it will retain its previous settings on dates that have already passed.
Deleting a parenting schedule
- In the parenting schedule window, locate the schedule you'd like to delete. Under the 'Options' column, click the
delete button.
- Your parenting schedule will be removed from all upcoming dates. You cannot remove a parenting schedule from dates that have already passed.
Common schedule set-up examples
Here are a few general examples of common parenting schedule patterns and how to set them up on your OFW calendar. Note: Parenting schedules vary based on your agreement. Make sure to input the exchange times and dates you agreed on.
Biweekly Rotation
2-2-3 Rotation
2-2-5-5 Rotation
3-3-4-4 Rotation
Alternating Weekends with Mid-Week Overnight
5th Weekend

Biweekly Rotation
Parenting time rotates weekly between parents.
Schedule Interval: 2 weeks

2-2-3 Rotation
Two nights with one parent, two nights with the other parent, then parents rotate 3-day weekends.
Schedule Interval: 2 Week

2-2-5-5 Day Rotation
A rotation of two days with one parent, two days with the other parent, five days with one parent, five days with the other parent.
Schedule Interval: 2 Week

3-3-4-4 Day Rotation
A rotation of three days with one parent, three days with the other parent, four days with one parent, then four days with the other parent.
Schedule Interval: 2 Week

Alternating Weekends with Mid-Week Overnight
Parenting time exchanges occur every weekend with one mid-week overnight rotated between parents.
Schedule Interval: 2 Week

5th Weekend
A regular schedule is in place for each month, but months that include a 5th weekend have a special arrangement for that 5th weekend.
Schedule Interval: 5th Weekend