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Solo-first custody documentation for dads

Build a clean custody record before the next hearing.

Free to start · First entry takes under 2 minutes · No credit card

When it's your word against theirs, the parent with the dated, organized record wins the credibility fight. Start yours tonight — for your kids, no lawyer required to begin, no waiting on your ex.

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Start documenting before the next incident becomes another thing you remember clearly but cannot prove cleanly.

At a glance

Custody documentation that does not wait for cooperation.

Start with one factual record, then keep the supporting details in the same custody case as they happen.

Solo-first custody logging

Create journal entries, communication logs, exchange records, school notes, expenses, and supporting attachments under one custody case.

One clean timeline

Review entries, exchange logs, school summaries, photos, attorney summaries, and report-style outputs organized by date.

Receipts, not co-parenting fluff

Keep factual logs, evidence tags, document storage, exchange compliance tracking, chronological summaries, and attorney-facing review tools together.

Why it works

Three ways Custody Journal turns scattered details into a usable record.

Solo-first custody logging

A lot of custody apps make you wait for cooperation you may never get. Custody Journal lets you start documenting what happened right now, under one case, even if the other parent never touches the app.

You can log incidents, exchanges, communication notes, school issues, expenses, and attachments yourself so the record starts with facts instead of delays.

Product proof

One parent can already create journal entries, communication logs, exchange records, school communication entries, expenses, and supporting attachments under a single custody case.

One clean timeline instead of screenshot chaos

Screenshots in your camera roll are not a system, and random notes stop helping the second somebody asks what happened first. Custody Journal pulls the record into one chronological view so patterns are easier to review before a hearing, meeting, or exchange.

That gives you one place to look instead of bouncing between texts, photos, school emails, and loose notes.

Product proof

The current product supports chronological entry lists, exchange logs, school summaries, photo timeline views, attorney summaries, and report-style outputs organized by date.

Built for dads who need receipts, not co-parenting fluff

Some family apps sell harmony first. That sounds nice until you are the one trying to keep facts straight, document missed handoffs, store evidence, and explain the pattern without guessing.

Custody Journal is built around factual logging, evidence tags, document storage, exchange compliance tracking, chronological summaries, and attorney-facing review tools. It is serious record-keeping for fathers who do not trust chaos to tell the story for them.

Product proof

The live product mechanics include factual logging, evidence tags, document storage, exchange compliance tracking, chronological summaries, and attorney-facing review tools.

Founder story

Built from the lesson that memory is not evidence.

Custody Journal grew out of Derek's own custody fight and the hard lesson that knowing what happened is not the same as having a record a court can follow.

Stress makes memory worse. Screenshots get scattered. Notes stay half-finished. By the time someone asks for the timeline, the story is already harder to reconstruct.

The product motive

Keep the record while the details are still fresh.

One place

Log violations, exchanges, communication, expenses, files, and supporting details under the same case.

Cleaner exports

Turn dated records into PDFs and summaries that are easier to review than scattered screenshots.

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Features

Built for dads who need receipts, not co-parenting fluff.

Keep incidents, exchanges, communication notes, school issues, expenses, photos, documents, and summaries organized by date.

Solo-first custody logging

Log what happened right now, under one case, even if the other parent never touches the app.

One clean timeline

Keep incidents, exchanges, school records, expenses, photos, documents, and summaries organized by date.

Evidence organization

Use tags, attachments, document storage, and summaries so the record is easier to review later.

Report-style outputs

Turn dated records into cleaner outputs for review before a hearing, meeting, or attorney conversation.

Document storage

Upload photos, screenshots, school records, medical documents, and other supporting files.

Exchange compliance tracking

Track planned exchanges, what actually happened, and the details that matter when patterns appear.

Communication notes

Save communication notes alongside incidents, school issues, expenses, and attachments.

Documentation scenarios

The record you'll wish you'd started three months ago

Examples of records fathers keep when exchanges, communication, expenses, and parenting time need a clear history.

The missed pickup.

She's 40 minutes late again. Log it in 30 seconds from your phone: scheduled time, actual time, screenshot of the “on my way” text. Six of these in your timeline is a pattern a judge can see.

Six screenshots in a camera roll is nothing.

The school email.

The teacher says your son melted down again the Monday after an exchange. Save the email to the case, tie it to the date, add one factual note. Months later the pattern reads itself.

Reconstructing this from memory is impossible.

The receipt fight.

Cleats, copays, school lunches — you paid, they “don't remember.” Every expense logged with its receipt attached, exportable as one clean PDF when reimbursement gets contested.

One organized record beats a shoebox of receipts.

Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when the stakes get higher.

Your documentation starts the moment you sign up — no credit card required.

Free

$0

  • 10 journal entries per month
  • Custody schedule tracking
  • Basic communication log
  • Timestamped record history
  • Upgrade for documents and PDF exports
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Paid plans

Documented, Protected, Advocate

$12/mo

From $12/mo or $99/yr — everything in Free, plus:

  • Documented — $12/mo. For dads who need a clean, timestamped record: unlimited entries, encrypted document storage, PDF exports.
  • Protected — $22/mo. For dads building a legal case: adds the AI case assistant and hostile-message detection.
  • Advocate — $35/mo. For dads actively fighting in court: adds evidence grading and court prep bundles.
Compare Paid Plans

Every paid plan comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee — if it doesn't make your case easier to organize, email us for a full refund. Compare that to one hour of attorney time at $250+.

Feature
Free
Paid
Journal entries
10/month
Unlimited
Custody schedule tracking
Included
Compliance statistics
Communication log
Basic
Hostile detection (Protected+)
Document storage
Upgrade required
Encrypted storage (all paid plans)
PDF reports
Upgrade required
Journal export (all paid) · full reports (Protected+)
Record history
Timestamped
Version-aware
AI documentation support
—
Protected & Advocate
Evidence grading (A–F)
—
Advocate
Court prep tools & violation patterns
—
Advocate
Support
Standard
Priority

FAQ

Answers before you commit

Quick answers to the questions most parents ask before they trust us with their records.

Start with one real event, not your whole custody case. Open the journal, choose the entry that fits what happened, and use the built-in prompts or templates to write down the facts while they are still fresh. If you have proof like a screenshot, receipt, photo, or other file, attach it right there so the entry and the supporting material stay together.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, keep it simple: what happened, when it happened, who was involved, and why it matters. That is enough to get moving. The goal is not to write some dramatic essay. The goal is to create a clean record you can build on instead of trying to reconstruct everything later from memory.

Start now

Add the first thing that happened while it is still fresh.

Log an exchange, save a school email, upload a photo, or write a quick factual note so the timeline starts working for you.

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