Courts emphasize the importance of time-sharing plans that prioritize the child’s best interests while also maintaining the healthiest parent-child relationship possible.
According to Florida guidelines, schedules should consider these flowing factors:
 Minimize children’s disruption and loss.
 Protect children from conflict.
 Maximize the relationships between children and parent
 Ensure children’s security and stability
It is important to mention that there’s no “one size fits all”, and the terms will vary depending on the specific facts of each case, including how parenting time affects child support.
Schedules may also vary depending on the child’s age, and families often need to modify them as the children grow and situations change. In any case, the Court will try to determine a schedule that’s in the best interests of the children, and some of the common time-sharing plans in Florida are:
 Weekly exchange: if both parents have a similar work schedule, it’s easier for children to spend a week with each parent, as it is an easy calendar to follow and get used to.
 Two weeks at a time: a flexible schedule that works gives children stability, as they spend more time in each home, but it also allows work-busy parents to do their heavier work during the kids’ absence.  A 3-4-4-3 schedule: this is a two-week arrangement where the first week, one parent has the children for 4 days, while the other parent has them for 3 days; then the next week, the roles are reversed.
 A 2-2-5-5 schedule: this is also a two-week agreement in which each parent gets a two-days block, followed by each getting five-days blocks with the children, at which point the cycle repeats.
 A 2-3-2 schedule: This is a weekly schedule that alternates between parents each week. For example, in week 1, one parent has the children for two days, then the other parent gets them for three days, and then back to the other parent having the remaining two days. The following week, the roles are reversed.
The court takes into consideration the best interest of the child, but so should the parents. A time-sharing schedule should allow the children to have stability and a sense of home and belonging. That is why you must have by your side a seasoned attorney that will help you and your child get a deserving parenting plan.


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