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Joint custody schedules should be tailored to the particular circumstances and needs. Parents may choose from common templates such as alternating weeks or 2-2-3 rotations, which require multiple switches in a week, but gives each parent every other weekend with their child. You might come up with your own variation, but the most important thing is to formalize a suitable schedule within your custody order so that there is no confusion.

Whether you’re going through a divorce, separation, or cutting ties with the parent of your child, you’ll likely need financial support to meet the demands of raising a child. Child support is meant to help fill the financial burden left by your partner.

What Is Child Support? Child support is a series of payments that go toward the living expenses for your child after divorce, separation, or a breakup with your child’s other parent.