Ava’s dentist moved her cleaning to Thursday at 3:30. Can you take her? I can send the address.
First viewed by Dad · Tue 6:42 PM
Court-ordered co-parenting communication
Talk to your co-parent. Keep the whole record.
Messaging, a custody calendar you both see, expense requests with receipts, and certified records a court can verify in seconds.
Built for parents under a custody order in California and everywhere else. No card needed to start.
Case 24FL-01187 · Messages
On the record
Yes, I can take her Thursday. Please send the address and I’ll upload the receipt afterward.
First viewed by Mom · Tue 6:45 PM
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Built for California custody orders
Available everywhere in the U.S.
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Evid. Code § 1400
Authentication
A writing has to be shown to be what you say it is. Every message here carries a system timestamp, a first-viewed time for each reader, and a hash chain, so the record proves its own provenance.
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Evid. Code § 1271
Business records
Records made in the regular course of business, at or near the time, by a trustworthy method. We keep the originals server-side and issue certified exports with a digest a court can check.
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County resource lists
Courts list apps, they certify none
Tulare, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Riverside name co-parenting apps in resource sheets and expressly disclaim endorsement. There is no statewide certification. The record has to stand on its own.
How it works
Four steps from sign-up to a record you can hand to a judge.
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Create a case and invite your co-parent
Name the children, add the case number if you have one, and send one invite link. No card needed to start.
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Talk in one place
Messages, schedule changes, expense requests, and documents all live in the case, so nothing ends up scattered across texts and email.
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Every event is time-stamped
Each entry records when it was sent and when each person first opened it, so the sequence of events is never in dispute.
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Export a certified record in one click
Pick a date range. Get a PDF with a record ID, a SHA-256 digest, and a public verification page. Unlimited, on every plan.
A pause before the message that costs you
The tone guard reads every message before it goes out. It is on your side, and only you ever see it.
- Profanity is blocked
- Slurs and profanity never send, and the blocked text is never stored. The offending words are highlighted so you can rewrite.
- Hostile language gets a question
- Escalating or accusatory wording triggers “Are you sure you want to send that?” with a calmer rewrite that keeps your facts and makes no new promises. You can always send anyway.
- Your co-parent never sees the warning
- The verdict is not shown to the other parent, to professionals, or in any export. The record is of what was said, not what a model thought of it.
Try it
Calmer rewrite
Demo. This page runs a simple word-count heuristic in your browser and shows canned rewrites for the three examples. In the app, the tone guard reads the whole message, explains what it flagged, and suggests a rewrite.
Everything a custody order asks for
Six tools, one record.
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Time-stamped messages
Every message carries its sent time and a first-viewed timestamp for each reader, so "I never saw that" is settled by the record.
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Shared custody calendar
The parenting schedule, exchanges, and appointments in one view, with formal change requests the other parent accepts or declines.
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Expense requests with receipts
Attach the receipt, set the split, approve or decline. A paid ledger shows who owes what.
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Information bank
School, medical, insurance, and emergency contacts for each child, with a history of every change.
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Certified records with public verification
Every export gets a record ID and a SHA-256 digest. Anyone with the ID can confirm a PDF is genuine without seeing its contents.
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Court and professional access
Read-only logins for judges, minor’s counsel, mediators, evaluators, and attorneys. Every view is audited and visible to both parents.
For courts and professionals
What a judge, minor’s counsel, mediator, evaluator, or attorney gets when a parent grants access.
- Your own read-only login. Either parent grants access by email with a role label and optional expiry. Admins can record a grant as court-ordered so parents cannot revoke it.
- First-viewed evidence. See when each parent opened each message, not just when it was sent.
- Exports on demand. Any date range, any part of the case, as a certified PDF with a record ID and digest. Unlimited.
- A public verification page. Paste a record ID or upload a PDF to confirm it is unaltered. No login, no case contents exposed.
- An audit trail. Every professional view is logged, and the case shows both parents who opened it and when.
Said plainly
This service does not monitor conversations, and a professional login does not mean anyone is watching in real time. It is not an emergency channel. Your order or agreement should keep a separate way to reach each other in an emergency.
Ask about professional accessPricing
Per parent. 30 days free, no card to start. One parent can pay for both.
Monthly
$5.99/ month per parent
- Every feature, no tiers
- Unlimited certified exports
- Cancel any time
Annual
$59.99/ year per parent
About $5.00 a month, billed once a year.
- Every feature, no tiers
- Unlimited certified exports
- Pay for your co-parent too, if you choose
The guarantee: stop paying and you keep read-only access and unlimited exports. Your record is never held hostage.
Fee waivers are available for financial hardship and for domestic-violence situations. Write to support@ourfamilytalking.com.
Us versus typical alternatives
An honest read of the co-parenting apps California courts list in their resource sheets, as of August 2026.
| Family Talking | Typical alternatives | |
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| Your record after you stop paying | Read-only access and unlimited certified exports, for as long as the case exists. | One leading app keeps a free read-only mode. Others make the record depend on an active subscription. |
| Price per parent | $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year. Every feature, one plan. | $7 to $32 a month, or $110 to $300 a year prepaid, with recording, exports, or storage gated by tier. |
| Tone guard | Checks every message before it sends, explains what it flagged, and offers a rewrite. Your co-parent never sees the warning. | Tone meters and writing assistants are common; most flag words after the fact and some show the flag to both parents. |
| Verifying an export | A public page: paste the record ID or upload the PDF, and see whether it matches. No login. | Certification codes and provider affidavits that a professional checks with the vendor. |
Questions parents ask
Is this court approved?
No app is. California has no statewide certification for co-parenting tools; county courts list products in resource sheets and disclaim endorsement. What a court weighs is whether the record can be authenticated and laid as a business record. That is what we build for.
What happens if I stop paying?
Your account switches to read-only. You can still log in, read everything, and export unlimited certified records. You cannot post new messages until a subscription, trial, or fee waiver is active again.
Can I fix a message after I send it?
Yes, for a short time. With a paid subscription or a fee waiver, you can edit a message for 2 minutes after sending, up to 3 times, and only until anyone else on the case sees it. After that it cannot be changed. Edited messages are marked for everyone, and every version, including the original, stays in the record and in certified exports, where anyone on the case can see it.
Does the other parent see the tone warnings?
No. Tone verdicts are shown only to the person writing, before they send. They are not visible to the other parent, to professionals, or in any export.
Can my lawyer or the court log in?
Yes. Either parent can grant read-only access to a professional by email, with a role label and an optional expiry. They see the full case and can export records. Every view is logged, and both parents can see who opened the case and when.
Is my data sold?
No. We do not sell or share your data with advertisers or data brokers, and message text is never sent to a third-party AI provider. See the privacy policy.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. It is a progressive web app: open it in your phone’s browser and add it to your home screen. It installs like an app, works on iPhone and Android, and there is nothing to download from an app store.