CoreParent Blog
Guides, tools, and insights for co-parents
How the CoreParent Attorney Workspace Works
A step-by-step walkthrough of the CoreParent attorney workspace: how clients connect, share on their own terms, and arrive at your consult already organized.
Built by Parents, Not Ordered by a Court
Most co-parenting apps were built to satisfy a courtroom. CoreParent was built by parents for everyday life, and it works even if your co-parent won't join.
How to Bring CoreParent to Your Attorney
Yes, you can usually switch co-parenting apps even if the court named one. A step-by-step guide plus a copy/paste addendum to bring to your attorney.
How CoreParent Keeps Your Data Safe With AI
Exactly what CoreParent's AI sees, why it's never used to train models, how long it's kept, and how to turn Companion AI off, your data, in plain terms.
Meet CoreParent Companion: your quiet co-pilot
Meet CoreParent Companion, your quiet co-pilot. The in-app assistant reads your messages and offers one-tap actions. You always confirm.
What Goes in a Parenting Plan? A Complete Guide
A thorough parenting plan covers 14 areas courts care about: custody schedules, tax exemptions, communication, decisions, and more.
How to Create a Parenting Plan Without a Lawyer
You can draft a Co-Parenting Blueprint yourself, then have an attorney review it before filing. Here's how to do it, and what to watch out for.
How Child Support Is Calculated: A State-by-State Guide
Child support is determined by formula, not judge's opinion. How the income shares model works, what factors matter, how to estimate pre-court.
Co-Parenting in the Military: A Complete Guide
Deployment, PCS moves, and overseas assignments create co-parenting challenges most tools weren't built for. What military parents need to know.
The Real Cost of a High-Conflict Custody Battle
A contested custody case can cost $50,000–$300,000, take 2–4 years, and end with a stranger deciding your child's future. What no one tells you.
How to Use a Child Gift Registry as a Co-Parent
Family + friends still want to support your children after separation. Set up a registry that keeps your support network involved, no awkwardness.
What to Document During a Custody Dispute, And What to Skip
Most parents document too much of the wrong things. Here's what actually matters in a custody case, and why a log of only negatives can hurt your credibility.
Is an AI Co-Parenting App Safe? What to Look For
Worried about AI touching your custody case? Here are the rules a safe AI co-parenting app must follow, and how CoreParent Companion meets each one.
Turn Co-Parenting Texts Into Calendar Events
Swim lessons, swaps, and pickups get buried in text threads, then missed. See how CoreParent Companion turns a message into a calendar event you confirm.
The Mental Load of Co-Parenting (and How to Ease It)
The mental load of co-parenting is real labor. Here's how a single organized system and Companion can carry some of the invisible weight you hold.
How to Prepare for Your First Family-Law Consult
A practical, money-saving guide to preparing for your first family-law consultation. What to bring, what to ask, and how to walk in organized.
What Your Divorce Lawyer Actually Needs From You
What documents do you need for a divorce or custody lawyer? A practical checklist of financials, your parenting plan, your timeline, and how to share it.
A Workspace for Family-Law Attorneys and Clients
How family-law attorneys and clients collaborate inside CoreParent: clients arrive organized, share documents in one tap, and see exactly what you see.
How to Co-Parent With a Difficult Ex
Practical, low-conflict ways to co-parent with a difficult or uncooperative ex, set boundaries, keep records, and protect your peace.
50/50 Custody Schedules That Actually Work
A plain-English guide to 2-2-3, week on/week off, 2-2-5, and 3-4-4-3 equal-time schedules, the real trade-offs, and how to set one up.
Parallel Parenting: When Co-Parenting Won't Work
What parallel parenting is, how it differs from co-parenting, and concrete practices for low-contact, high-conflict situations.
Splitting Kids' Expenses After Divorce
What counts as a shared kids' expense beyond child support, how the split is usually decided, and how to track it without the awkward 'you owe me' fights.
How Custody Works in Your State: An Overview
A plain-English overview of how child custody generally works across U.S. states, and why your state and a local attorney always have the final say.
Why Family-Law Attorneys Use CoreParent
Why family-law attorneys adopt CoreParent, reclaim billable hours, stop chasing documents, and reach organized clients through the partner directory.
How CoreParent Keeps You a Step Ahead
Being organized as a co-parent is less about being tidy than about never being caught off guard. Here's how CoreParent helps you anticipate.
Screen Time and Devices Across Two Homes
Screen time rules across two homes, why a shared minimum helps, why the houses don't have to match, and how to handle device disagreements with your ex.
Small Habits That Lower Co-Parenting Conflict
Seven small, repeatable habits that keep ordinary co-parenting friction from snowballing, plus the tools that make each one easier.
How to Handle Yourself in Family Court
How family court actually works, how the other side will try to provoke you, and why calm, factual, child-focused answers win credibility with judges.
Why Recording Your Ex Usually Backfires
Secretly recording your co-parent can be illegal, inadmissible, and damaging to your custody case. What the law says, what judges think, and what to do instead.
Co-Parenting With a Narcissist: Be Specific
The real toll of a narcissistic co-parent, and why hyper-specific terms for exchanges, communication, and money leave nothing to argue about.
Don't Co-Parent Out of Fear
When an ex rules by threats, court, custody, lawyers, appeasement never buys peace. How to stop parenting from fear and do what's right for your kids.