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Halloween custody schedule for two homes

How co-parents share Halloween: the common arrangements, the dates from 2026 to 2031, and who has it when you alternate by odd and even years.

Common ways to share it

  • Alternate trick-or-treating every year
  • Both parents join the same trick-or-treat walk, if that works for everyone
  • Split it: costume and photos at one home, trick-or-treating from the other
  • Leave it with the regular schedule

The dates, and who has it

The dates, and who has it
YearDatesEven years Home A, odd years Home B
2026after school to 9pm (Sat, Oct 31, 2026)Home A
2027after school to 9pm (Sun, Oct 31, 2027)Home B
2028after school to 9pm (Tue, Oct 31, 2028)Home A
2029after school to 9pm (Wed, Oct 31, 2029)Home B
2030after school to 9pm (Thu, Oct 31, 2030)Home A
2031after school to 9pm (Fri, Oct 31, 2031)Home B

Halloween is October 31. Your own parenting plan decides the times.

In TaskFamily, Halloween becomes an exception that overrides the usual two-homes schedule for those days, so both homes and the children see where they will be. Swap requests need the other parent's approval and go into the record.

Free for one household. The Co-parent plan covers both homes for $19 a month - $9.50 each when two parents split it.

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Dates are computed from the holiday rules (US federal holiday rules, the Western Easter date, fixed dates). This is general information, not legal advice: your parenting plan or court order decides. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.

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