How to Bring CoreParent to Your Attorney

Yes, in most cases you can switch co-parenting apps, even if a court order names a specific one. It usually takes nothing more than an agreement between you and your co-parent, signed off by the court. Here's how to do it cleanly, plus a copy/paste addendum you can bring straight to your attorney.

This article is general information, not legal advice. Every case and jurisdiction is different, have your attorney review anything before you file it.

"Can I switch if a judge ordered a specific app?"

Short answer: usually, yes. A provision that says communication must happen through a named platform is a term of your order like any other, and terms can be modified. The three common paths:

1. Mutual agreement (a stipulation). If you and your co-parent both agree, your attorneys submit a short stipulation and proposed order making the change. This is by far the easiest and fastest route.
2. Raise it at your next hearing. If you already have a hearing coming up, your attorney can request the change there.
3. Request a modification. If your co-parent won't agree and you have no hearing scheduled, you can file a request to modify. This is the heaviest path, usually only worth it alongside other changes you're already seeking.

What your attorney will actually care about

When you raise CoreParent, expect three practical questions. Here's how CoreParent answers each:

• "Are the records admissible?" Yes. Messages, expenses, and schedule history are dated, organized, and exportable, the same qualities courts rely on from the incumbents.
• "What happens to the old records?" You preserve them. Before you deactivate the old app, each parent exports their full history and keeps it. The addendum below includes a clause that does exactly this.
• "What if the other parent won't cooperate?" CoreParent's Bridge works even if your co-parent never installs the app, they receive email, and their replies land on your record. That often makes the switch easier to agree to, not harder.

The copy/paste addendum

Bring this to your attorney as a starting point. Fill in the brackets, and let them adapt it to your jurisdiction and the exact wording of your existing order.

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY CO-PARENTING COMMUNICATION PLATFORM

Case No.: ______________________
Court: _________________________
In re: ____________________ (Petitioner) and ____________________ (Respondent)

The parties, [Parent A Name] and [Parent B Name], stipulate and agree as follows:

1. The current [Custody Order / Parenting Plan / Judgment] dated ____________
   provides that the parties communicate and/or track shared parenting
   information through [OurFamilyWizard / TalkingParents / other] (the
   "Prior Platform").

2. The parties agree to replace the Prior Platform with CoreParent
   (thecoreparent.com) as their designated co-parenting communication and
   records platform, effective ____________.

3. All co-parenting communication, shared calendar entries, expense records,
   and related documentation previously required to occur on the Prior
   Platform shall instead occur through CoreParent.

4. To preserve the existing record, each party shall export and retain their
   complete history from the Prior Platform before it is deactivated. The
   exported records shall remain admissible to the same extent as if
   maintained continuously.

5. Each party shall maintain an active CoreParent account and check it no
   less than [once every 24 / 48] hours, consistent with any existing
   communication provisions of the current order.

6. All other terms of the existing order not modified herein remain in full
   force and effect.

Agreed:

_______________________     Date: __________
[Parent A]

_______________________     Date: __________
[Parent B]

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED:

_______________________     Date: __________
Judge of the ______________ Court

Before you switch: preserve your old records

Don't cancel the old subscription until both parents have exported their complete history. Most platforms offer a PDF or print export in account settings. Save it somewhere safe, the addendum's preservation clause assumes you've done this.

The short version

• Switching apps is usually a stipulation, not a court battle.
• Export and keep your old records first.
• CoreParent's records are court-ready, and Bridge means it works even one-sided.
• Have your attorney review the addendum before filing.

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