Parenting Schedule Builder, formerly Custody Schedule Builder, helps OurFamilyWizard Professional users create, visualize, and save parenting schedules for their clients.
The redesigned experience makes it easier to build and review a schedule in one place. As you add a base schedule, parenting time, holidays, and other details, you can preview the calendar alongside your selections to see how the arrangement works in practice before saving it.
Please note! Parenting Schedule Builder is coming soon! Continue reading for details about what you can expect when it's released. For information about the existing feature, Custody Schedule Builder, please read more here: How do I use Custody Schedule Builder?
Start a new parenting schedule
Open Parenting Schedules from your OurFamilyWizard Professional account and start a new schedule by clicking + New Parenting Schedule.
Enter a name for the family or schedule, then enter the names of Parent A and Parent B. Each parent is represented by different colors on the schedule so you can easily identify their assigned parenting time.
Start by naming the schedule and identifying each parent.
Choose a base schedule
Under Base Schedule, select a template that reflects the family’s regular parenting arrangement. Depending on the template you select, you can configure the repeating schedule by swapping parents, shifting the pattern, setting the exchange time, and choosing the schedule’s start and end dates.
When the setup looks right, select Confirm base schedule.
Configure the base schedule, exchange time, and date range before confirming it.
Preview the schedule
Select Preview Schedule to generate the calendar. The new side-by-side experience lets you review the schedule details and calendar together, making it easier to see how the repeating arrangement works across weeks and months.
The Overnight Summary shows the number and percentage of overnight days assigned to each parent. Holidays can also be included in the calculation when applicable.
Review the calendar and Overnight Summary alongside the schedule details.
Add parenting time
Use Parenting Time for recurring visits that don’t include an overnight stay. Select Add parenting time, then enter the parent, day, time, and recurrence for the visit. Parenting time appears directly on the calendar so you can see how it fits alongside the regular overnight schedule.
Parenting Time is visually distinguished by a time block appearing in purple on the parenting schedule.
Add holidays
Under Holidays, select Add holiday to assign holiday parenting time. Holidays override the base schedule for the parent you choose and appear on the calendar alongside the base schedule and other parenting time.
Because holidays are shown directly in the schedule preview, you can review how they affect the overall arrangement before finishing the schedule.
Parenting time and holidays are shown directly on the calendar so you can review the complete arrangement. Holidays are visually distinguished by a darker shade of the color assigned to the co-parent.
Save your schedule
When you’re finished reviewing the schedule, select Done. You can return to saved parenting schedules from your Professional account by clicking Parenting Schedules.
More customization is coming soon
We’re continuing to expand Parenting Schedule Builder to support more types of parenting arrangements. Later this year, we’ll add more ways to customize schedules, including:
- Flexible exchange times, including different exchange times for different days
- Per-holiday exchange times
- Partial-day holidays, so a holiday can cover specific times instead of the entire day
- And more!
These improvements will provide more flexibility for arrangements where handoff times vary by day or circumstance and where holidays require more detailed scheduling.