Your one-period snapshot
Compare one period
Use the same counting unit throughout. The result updates as you type and stays on this device.
Worked 14-day example
Period: 14 overnights. Planned: 7. Missed: 1. Completed make-up: 1. Actual = 7 โ 1 + 1 = 7 overnights. Planned share = 50%. Actual share = 50%. Variance = 0. Link the missed and make-up nights to their dated records.
Hours example
For a 14-day hourly period, enter 336 total hours. Use hours for every other field. Do not mix an overnight value into an hourly calculation.
How to read this in Australia
A record earns its weight by staying factual. Note what was planned, note what took place, and attach the file or message that supports the note.
Start from the parenting order, plan or written agreement now in force. Most family law here is federal, though Western Australia follows a different court path in some cases. Use the words that appear in your own papers.
Keep the good days in the private record alongside the difficult ones. When a review is needed, select only the entries that answer the question in front of you. That is what lets an Australian family lawyer find the key facts quickly.
Your state, territory and court matter
Most Australian family law is federal. Western Australia is the exception, with its own Family Court. Say where you live and which court is involved. Be clear whether your arrangement is a parenting order, a parenting plan or a written agreement, and use its exact words. Keep court papers, family dispute resolution records and everyday notes in separate folders.
Choose a unit before entering values
Overnights and hours answer different organizational questions. Use one unit for every value in a calculation and state the counting rule in the record. Do not convert between units by changing the toggle. The tool preserves the numbers and changes only the unit label. Courts, agencies, agreements, and support systems may count time differently.
Define the period and planned time
A fourteen-day schedule has fourteen overnights, while a fourteen-day hourly review has 336 hours. Planned time is the amount assigned in the schedule for the chosen unit and period. Keep the schedule or agreement as a linked source.
Subtract missed time and add completed make-up time
Missed time is part of the planned allocation that did not occur. Make-up time should be counted only when it occurred within the selected period. A proposal is not completed time. The calculator prevents missed time from exceeding planned time and prevents planned or actual time from exceeding the period.
Read share and variance together
Planned share is planned divided by the period total. Actual share uses calculated actual time. Variance is actual minus planned: a negative figure means actual time was lower in that period. A positive figure means it was higher. The figures describe inputs, not why a difference occurred.
Link every adjustment to the chronology
A percentage without its rows is difficult to audit. Link missed units to a missed-handover entry and make-up units to the completed event. Record later corrections transparently, then rerun the calculation and date the revised summary. It isn't useful to detach the summary from those source rows.
Keep legal and administrative calculations separate
This aid does not decide custody allocation, child support, entitlement, compliance, or what a court will accept. Definitions can vary by US state, UK nation, Australian state or territory, Canadian province or territory, and other systems. Use the terms and method needed by the relevant document or qualified local adviser.
Before you share your record
Everything above is about keeping your own record. Before you show any of it to someone else, a few extra steps help.
Work from a copy when someone needs to review the record. Include the current order or plan, a short timeline and a few clearly named files.
Check your current orders and the court rules before you send anything. An Australian family lawyer can tell you what belongs in an affidavit and what should stay private.
Say which state or territory you are in and which court is involved. Take extra care in Western Australia, which has its own Family Court.
Can I use decimals?
Yes. Hours and other units may use decimals. Results are rounded to two decimal places.
What if missed time exceeds planned time?
The calculator rejects that input. Check the period and records before calculating.
Does make-up time erase a missed event?
No. Keep both dated records. Make-up time changes the period arithmetic, not the history.
Does this calculate child support or a court result?
No. It is solely a record-organizing aid and does not apply local legal formulas.
Is this a court form or affidavit?
No. It explains how to keep your own factual record. Court rules and your lawyer decide how any of it is prepared or used in a case.
Sources
Federal family law supplies the broad framework, while Western Australia and some related processes have distinct pathways. The official source gives orientation only. This page is a documentation guide, not legal advice.