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Estimate how many overnights each parent has per year — based on your regular schedule, holidays, and summer parenting time.
Work through each section in order — your regular schedule is the foundation, and holidays, summer, and special rules adjust the total from there. Steps 2–4 are optional but will make your estimate more accurate. Hit Calculate at the bottom when you're ready.
Throughout the form, only enter time that results in an overnight — meaning the child sleeps at that parent's home. Daytime visits or time that ends before bedtime should not be counted.
You can enter names for each parent at the top and the form will use them throughout. Results are estimates only — your actual court order controls.
Parent A is the parent with the greater share of regular parenting time — the primary custodian. Parent B is the other parent. This matters in Step 2 when assigning holidays, so that "alternating" and parent-specific assignments stay consistent with who holds primary custody. For 50/50 schedules, the designation is arbitrary — assign either parent to A.
Select the schedule that best describes how parenting time is divided during a normal week or two-week cycle — not counting holidays or summer. If your arrangement doesn't fit a preset, use Custom Schedule to map out your specific rotation.
Choose how long each alternating weekend lasts. You can also add midweek overnights that fall on the off week — the week the child is otherwise with the primary parent. Each selected night adds about 26 overnights per year.
Define how long each weekend lasts — the calculator counts actual 1st/3rd/5th weekends in the current year.
Define how long each weekend lasts — the calculator counts actual 2nd/4th weekends in the current year.
Click any night to toggle it between Parent A and Parent B. This two-week pattern repeats throughout the year to estimate annual totals.
Select the holidays covered by your parenting plan. Once selected, each holiday appears below where you can set the number of nights and assign it to a parent. Alt (alternating) means the full holiday goes to one parent in Year 1 and the other parent in Year 2 — the calculator averages the two years. Split divides the nights within the same year. December/Christmas Break defaults to a split, which is standard in Georgia parenting plans.
Overnights only. Only select a holiday if your parenting plan provides an overnight for that holiday — meaning the child sleeps at a parent's home as a result of that provision. If a parent simply has time with the child during the day but the child returns before bedtime, do not include it.
Tap a holiday above to add it to your plan.
Enter the number of designated summer weeks each parent receives under your parenting plan. During those weeks, the regular schedule is suspended and that parent has the child for the full week. The rest of the year follows the regular schedule from Step 1. If your plan does not include a designated summer period, leave both fields at 0.
Heads up on overlap. If a holiday or school break falls during a designated summer period, count those nights only once — enter them in whichever section your order prioritizes. Including the same nights in both sections will overstate the total.
Some parenting plans include rules that affect the overnight count on a recurring, predictable basis. Enable any that apply to your order. After making selections here, revisit the sections above to confirm nothing is being double-counted — for example, if Memorial Day or Labor Day is already listed as a holiday, enabling the Three-Day Weekend rule may count those same nights twice.
These figures are estimates based on the schedule and inputs you entered. Actual parenting time will depend on your specific court order, make-up time provisions, and other agreed terms.
Generate a clean, printable exhibit of this calculation, its inputs, and the methodology — formatted to provide to a court. Opens in a new tab to print or save as a PDF.
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Under Georgia's current child support guidelines, the number of overnights for each parent is a required input — not an optional adjustment. It directly determines the support obligation calculated for each parent. Use the overnight totals above when completing a Child Support Worksheet. An attorney can help you model different schedule scenarios or assess whether a modification is warranted.
Accuracy note: Georgia's child support guidelines require that parenting time be calculated by averaging overnights over a two-year period. For simplicity, this calculator uses a single-year projection, which may produce slightly different results than an official Child Support Worksheet. Always verify totals using the Georgia Child Support Calculator or consult a licensed attorney before relying on these figures.
This calculator is provided for informational purposes only. Nothing on this page constitutes legal advice, and use of this tool does not create an attorney-client relationship with Resurgens Legal Counsel or any of its attorneys.
This free tool estimates how many overnights each parent has with the children over a year, based on the parenting schedule you build — your regular week-to-week routine plus holidays, school breaks, and summer parenting time. In Georgia, parenting time is measured in overnights, and that count is more than a number on a calendar: it is a required input in the state's child support calculation.
You can start from a common preset — every other weekend, week-on/week-off, 2-2-3, 2-2-5, or 3-4-4-3 — or map out a custom rotation night by night. As you add holidays and summer weeks and toggle special rules, the calculator updates each parent's estimated overnights and the percentage split between them. You can also generate a clean, printable exhibit of the calculation to share with the other party, a mediator, or the court.
The results are estimates for planning and discussion only — your actual court order controls, and Georgia's guidelines average overnights over a two-year period. To talk through how a particular schedule would affect custody or child support in your case, schedule a consultation with Resurgens Legal Counsel.