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Texas Family Code

Standard Possession Order calendar

Estimates the Standard Possession Order schedule (Tex. Fam. Code §§ 153.312–153.317) for parents who live 100 miles or less apart. Your actual court order controls: many orders change these terms. Enter your child’s school calendar for accurate dates.

2026

Weekends 6 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Sunday; Thursdays 6–8 p.m.

School calendar for 2026 (edit to match your school)

These dates are typical guesses. Replace them with your child’s school district calendar.

Father (visitation) Mother (primary)

January 2026

Christmas (second half, from last year) · Father (visitation)
Sun, Dec 28, noon → Sun, Jan 4, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.314(2)
3rd weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Jan 16, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Jan 18, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)
5th weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Jan 30, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Feb 1, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)

February 2026

1st weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Feb 6, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Feb 8, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)
3rd weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Feb 20, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Feb 22, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)

March 2026

Spring break · Father (visitation)
Fri, Mar 6, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Mar 15, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(b)(1)
3rd weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Mar 20, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Mar 22, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)

April 2026

1st weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Apr 3, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Apr 5, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)
3rd weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Apr 17, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Apr 19, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)

May 2026

1st weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, May 1, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, May 3, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)
Mother’s Day weekend · Mother (primary)
Fri, May 8, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, May 10, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.314(6)
3rd weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, May 15, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, May 17, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)
5th weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, May 29, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, May 31, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)

June 2026

1st weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Jun 5, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Jun 7, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)
3rd weekend · Father (visitation)
Thu, Jun 18, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Jun 21, 6:00 p.m.
Extended: Friday holiday (§ 153.315(b))
§ 153.312(a)(1)§ 153.315(b)
Father’s Day weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Jun 19, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Jun 21, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.314(5)

July 2026

Summer (July 1–31) · Father (visitation)
Wed, Jul 1, 6:00 p.m. → Fri, Jul 31, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(b)(2)(B)
5th weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Jul 31, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Aug 2, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)

August 2026

1st weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Aug 7, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Aug 9, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)
3rd weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Aug 21, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Aug 23, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)

September 2026

1st weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Sep 4, 6:00 p.m. → Mon, Sep 7, 6:00 p.m.
Extended: Monday holiday (§ 153.315(a))
§ 153.312(a)(1)§ 153.315(a)
3rd weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Sep 18, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Sep 20, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)

October 2026

1st weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Oct 2, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Oct 4, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)
3rd weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Oct 18, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)
5th weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Nov 1, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)

November 2026

1st weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Nov 6, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Nov 8, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)
Thanksgiving · Mother (primary)
Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Nov 29, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.314(3)
3rd weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Nov 22, 6:00 p.m.
Doesn’t happen: replaced by Thanksgiving.
§ 153.312(a)(1)
Thursday evenings · Father (visitation)
Thu, Nov 26, 6:00 p.m. → Thu, Nov 26, 8:00 p.m.
Doesn’t happen: replaced by Thanksgiving.
§ 153.312(a)(2)

December 2026

1st weekend · Father (visitation)
Fri, Dec 4, 6:00 p.m. → Sun, Dec 6, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.312(a)(1)
Christmas (first half) · Father (visitation)
Fri, Dec 18, 6:00 p.m. → Mon, Dec 28, noon
§ 153.314(1)
Christmas (second half) · Mother (primary)
Mon, Dec 28, noon → Mon, Jan 4, 6:00 p.m.
§ 153.314(2)
Thursday evenings · Father (visitation)
37 Thursdays during the school year, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., except during holidays and school breaks.

How this estimate works: holiday periods replace conflicting weekends and Thursdays (§§ 153.312(b), 153.314); if a holiday overlaps a weekend at all, that whole weekend is shown as replaced. Summer assumes no written notice by April 1, so the visiting parent has July 1–31 (§ 153.312(b)(2)(B)); notices under § 153.312(b)(2)(A), (b)(3) and (b)(4) change summer. Children under 3 (§ 153.254) and parents more than 100 miles apart (§ 153.313) have different rules. Legal information, not legal advice.