Easter and Spring Religious Holidays
Easter Sunday, Passover, and related spring religious holidays usually alternate years between co-parents. Plans should name the specific dates — 'Easter Sunday' is not the same as 'Easter weekend.'
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Typical arrangements
Parent A takes even years, Parent B takes odd years. Full day (morning through evening). Covers church, egg hunts, and holiday meal.
Whoever has the children the weekend of Easter keeps them through the Sunday. No special swap. Works for families with stable alternating weekends.
Common conflict scenarios
Plans should assign each parent's primary religious holidays to them (Easter to the Christian parent, Passover to the Jewish parent). Children attend each parent's observance on their respective days. Settles most annual friction.
Plans typically say spring break schedule takes precedence over Easter arrangement unless explicitly overridden. Spell out the priority order.
Other holiday schedules
Spring break gives each parent a realistic window for family travel. Most parenting plans alternate years rather than splitting the week — travel logistics make halves hard.
ReadMother's Day with the mother, Father's Day with the father. Nearly universal across parenting plans. The only real decisions are pickup time and what happens when a parent is traveling.
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