Child Access Schedules for the August Bank Holiday

The August Bank Holiday in Ireland is on the first Monday of the month.

The weather tends to be fair at this time of year, making it an especially beloved holiday.

Parents are usually keen to spend the day or weekend with their child before school starts again, so make sure your custody and access schedule includes an approach both parents are happy with.

August Bank Holiday scheduling options

If you're following a summer custody schedule, you can override it for this long weekend. Make sure your parenting plan says that holiday schedules take precedence over regular and seasonal schedules. Consider the common options below. Together with your co-parent, you can choose one or create a unique approach.

Share Monday

If you'd both like to spend Monday with your child, you can split it down the middle (or at any other point in the day).

Share the bank holiday weekend

Similar to the previous option, you can split the long weekend so that both parents get time with the child.

Again, when you hand over the child is up to the both of you; focus on convenience rather than on getting a perfectly even amount of parenting time.

Give the long weekend to one parent

Your simplest option may be to let the child stay with one parent all weekend.

It may be the same parent every year, especially if one parent likes to take a family holiday in August.

It could instead be whoever has custody or access at the start of the weekend.

Or you could switch who gets the long weekend each year.

See a mediator (or the court)

If you fail to agree on a schedule for the August Bank Holiday, it may be time to see a mediator. If even they can't help (which is rare), you can ask a court to decide.

The easiest way to make a custody schedule for special occasions

There's a lot to think about when you build a holiday schedule. You'll want it to address weekend and midweek holidays, reflect occasions unique to your family (like birthdays) and work for years to come.

The Custody X Change app makes it easy. Just open your Custody X Change calendar and follow our steps to make a holiday schedule.

To make a custody and access schedule quickly and affordably, turn to Custody X Change. In no time, you'll have written and visual versions that include the holidays and occasions you care about.