Certified messaging, custody calendar, and expense tracking. Every message is sealed, timestamped, and exportable as a court-ready record that cannot be edited or deleted — by anyone.
ParentDocket keeps communication civil, documented, and verifiable — so weekend text wars become a clean, factual record.
Messages are sealed into a tamper-evident hash chain the instant they're sent. Each carries its own authentication code. No edits. No deletions. No "I never said that."
One tap produces a court-ready PDF: every message, timestamp, and authentication code, plus an integrity certification recomputed from the full record at export time.
Schedules, overrides, swap requests, and check-ins — with a full change log, so every agreed change is documented with who asked and who approved.
Log expenses with receipts, split automatically, accept or dispute with a paper trail, and settle up — every step recorded.
Optional AI review flags hostile wording before you hit send — because everything you write here may be read aloud in court someday.
Upload your custody order and ParentDocket reads it and builds your calendar — exchanges, holidays, and all.
Most apps say "court-friendly." ParentDocket shows its work.
Auth code: E8D4-5BE5-812B · Chain: verifiedAuth code: 21B3-A4AB-8A85 · Chain: verifiedThe leading court-ordered apps charge each parent separately. ParentDocket covers both parents on one subscription.
| App | Published price | Second parent |
|---|---|---|
| OurFamilyWizard | $99–$199 per parent / yr | Pays separately |
| TalkingParents Ultimate | up to ~$600 per family / yr | Pays separately |
| AppClose | Free tier discontinued (2026) | — |
| ParentDocket | $99.99 / yr (or $9.99/mo) · 7-day free trial | Always free |
Competitor pricing as published on their websites, June 2026. Plans and pricing may change.
Deep dives on court records, OFW cost, and what “court approved” actually means.
Per-parent pricing math (~$240–$408/yr for two parents) vs. one subscription covering both homes.
Side-by-side comparison of ParentDocket, OFW, TalkingParents, and AppClose.
How per-parent tiers and PDF export fees compare to unlimited included exports.
What changed after AppClose discontinued its free tier in January 2026.
Why cropped SMS and iMessage screenshots get challenged in custody hearings.
The 5 technical standards family judges, mediators, and GALs actually require.
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Start your 7-day free trial — one subscription covers both parents, and your co-parent joins free via your direct invitation link.
ParentDocket Plus is the same price in the iOS and Android apps: $9.99/month or $99.99/year (US). Apple and Google bill in-app purchases, and the store purchase sheet shows the exact amount before you are charged. Terms of Use · Privacy Policy
No. One subscription covers both parents. You email or text your co-parent a direct signup link from the app and they join free — no code entry and no second subscription, ever.
Admissibility is always the court's decision, but ParentDocket is built to make that decision easy: messages are sealed into a SHA-256 hash chain at send time, the record is append-only at the database level, and every Certified Export re-verifies the entire chain and prints per-message authentication codes both sides can independently reference.
No. The record is append-only — enforced in the database itself, not just hidden in the interface. Neither parent, nor ParentDocket support, can change a sent message.
Your entries, schedule, expenses, and messages are still sealed, timestamped, and exportable as a certified record. We email your co-parent a direct signup link from the app — and give you a copyable signup link to text them directly — so joining is free and effortless.
Create your account, start your 7-day free trial, and email or text your co-parent their direct signup link from the app. You'll both be on one documented record in under five minutes.
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