California Child Custody Law and Procedure - Attorney Warren R. Shiell

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“2:2:3” Joint Physical Custody for older children

The parties alternate weekends and each parent has the children two days in the week.

Sample Language:

A.        Commencing on __________, Parent A shall have physical custody of the minor child(ren) each
week from Monday, at the start of school/child care/camp (or at 8:00 a.m. if the child(ren) are not in
school/child care/camp), when Parent B shall drop the minor child(ren) off at school/child care/camp, or
at Parent A’s residence if the child(ren) are not in school/child care/camp, subject to paragraph C
below, until Wednesday, at the start of school/child care/camp (or at 8:00 a.m. if the child(ren) are not in
school/child care/camp), when Parent A shall drop the minor child(ren) off at school/child care/camp or
at Parent B’s residence if the child(ren) are not in school/child care/camp.
B.        Commencing on __________, Parent B shall have physical custody of the minor child(ren) each
week from Wednesday, at the start of school/child care/camp (or at 8:00 a.m. if the child(ren) are not in
school/child care/camp), when Parent A shall drop the child(ren) off at school/child care/camp or at
Parent B’s residence if the child(ren) are not in school/child care/camp, until Friday, at the start of
school/child care/camp (or at 8:00 a.m. if the children are not in school/child care/camp), when Parent B
shall drop the child(ren) off at school/child care/camp or at Parent A’s residence if the child(ren) are not
in school/child care/camp, subject to paragraph C below.
C.        The parties shall alternate physical custody of the minor child(ren) during the weekends, from
Friday, at the start the start of school (or at 8:00 a.m. if the children are not in school), until their return
to school on Monday (or at 8:00 a.m. if the children are not in school) when the children shall be
returned to their respective school or to the receiving parent’s residence, in the event the children are
not in school.

Comments:

The child spends no longer than three days/nights away from either parent.

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