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General Child Custody Articles

Overall advice
How to avoid court, people to know in a custody case and overall child custody rules

Types of custody
The many types of custody: legal, physical, joint, sole, split and beyond

Steps
Information to get you from the start of a case to the end

Age-based guidelines
Tips for parenting plans and schedules based on your child's age

Legal concepts
Learn about interstate custody, custody professionals and more

Guides for family members
Advice specific to fathers, unmarried parents, stepparents and grandparents

Special circumstances
Help for families who live in different states, need supervised visitation, etc.

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Join the 60,000+ other parents who have used our co-parenting tools

Organize your evidence

Track your expenses, journal what happens, and record actual time. Print organized, professional documents.

Co-parent civilly

Our parent-to-parent messaging system, which detects hostile language, lets you collaborate without the drama.

Get an accurate child support order

Child support is based on parenting time or overnights in most jurisdictions. Calculate time instead of estimating.

Succeed by negotiating

Explore options together with visual calendars and detailed parenting plans. Present alternatives and reach agreement.

Never forget an exchange or activity

Get push notifications and email reminders, sync with other calendar apps and share with the other parent.

Save up to $50,000 by avoiding court

Write your parenting agreement without lawyers. Our templates walk you through each step.

Make My Schedule & Plan