Custody calendar template 2026–2027 (free printable + Excel).

What’s in the calendar

• A key pageWho A and B stand for, the pattern as your order or agreement words it, the exchange day, time and place, holidays and school breaks, and agreed swaps with the date you agreed them.
• 2026 at a glanceAll twelve months on one landscape page, weeks Sunday to Saturday, with a “Nights A / B” line under each month and a year total.
• 2027 at a glanceThe same layout for next year, so a schedule that runs across New Year stays on paper.
• A blank month pageBig boxes for one month with no dates filled in. Print it for any month or year, or for a month with a lot of changes.
• The spreadsheetA Start here sheet with the key, then a 2026 and a 2027 sheet. Type A or B in the row under each date: A turns orange, B turns blue.
• Totals that count themselvesNights A and B for each month and for the year, and each parent’s share of the nights you marked. Arithmetic only, no state rules.

How to fill it in

Layout tips only. They don’t say which schedule to choose or how a court decides; your order, your court’s rules and a licensed attorney where you live can answer that.

• Fill in the key first.Write who A is and who B is, and copy the pattern the way your order or written agreement words it, so the calendar matches the wording in your order or written agreement.
• Mark nights, not days.Put the letter of the parent the child sleeps at that night. For this calendar, mark the night with the letter of the parent whose home the child sleeps at (for example, after a 6 pm Friday pickup, mark Friday with that parent’s letter). Your order or court may count time differently.
• Use pencil or two highlighters.On paper, a swap is easy to change. In the spreadsheet, type A or B and the colour follows; delete the letter to clear it.
• Write swaps down with the date you agreed.Add each agreed change to the key, with the date and how it was agreed, for example “by text on March 3.”
• Add holidays and school breaks.Mark them on the key page before the year starts. Our holiday schedule article lists the ones families most often plan for.
• Check the totals once a month.The count under each month shows whether the calendar matches the schedule you meant to write down. If it doesn’t, look for a missed or doubled night.

More free tools for the same job

• Pre-filled pattern calendars for 2026: 2-2-3, week on, week off and every other weekend, filled in from an example start date, with a spreadsheet that re-fills from yours.
• Parenting time tracker: scheduled vs actual overnights: a row for every night with the scheduled parent, the actual parent and a note; the spreadsheet totals both by month and year.
• Free custody schedule builder and parenting time calculator: pick 2-2-3, 2-2-5-5, alternating weeks or every other weekend, or tap each night, and see overnights per year for each parent.
• 50/50 custody schedules explained, with how each common pattern runs over two weeks.
• Visitation schedules by age, for how families often adjust a schedule as children grow.
• Custody exchange and visitation log: scheduled time, actual time and notes for every pickup and drop-off.
• Custody binder printables + log templates: tab checklist, timeline, cover sheets, and custody, visitation and call logs.

A planning and record-keeping calendar, not legal advice and not a court form. For advice about your situation, talk with a licensed attorney where you live. More free downloads are on the free templates page.