Location: records, never tracking
CoreParent has no live location sharing and no location tracking, of anyone, ever. The only location feature is an opt-in arrival check-in: a parent can choose to record a one-moment, GPS-stamped note that they arrived at a saved exchange spot (a school, a police-station lobby). It is off by default, watches only saved exchange locations, records a single timestamped point rather than movement, and can be turned off at any time in Settings. The other parent never sees anyone's live position, only that a check-in record exists.
Documentation that doesn't need the other parent's cooperation
Survivors are often told to "document everything" with tools that only work if the abusive party also signs up. CoreParent works one-sided: a parent can build their parenting plan, keep the custody calendar, log expenses and journal entries, and message the other parent by email through CoreParent Bridge. The other parent needs no account, and their replies land on the same record. Every export is certified: verification code, SHA-256 fingerprint, digital signature, verifiable by anyone at coreparent.app/verify, with a free business-records affidavit for court.
Free for survivors: instantly, without proof
Cost is a documented trap when courts order paid apps. CoreParent's fee waiver is one screen, self-attested, and grants a full year of the paid tier at no cost, with domestic violence as an explicit qualifying category and no documentation required. Nobody reviews or questions a survivor's story to approve it.
Communication that de-escalates
Messages run through an optional tone check based on the BIFF model (brief, informative, friendly, firm) that flags and offers to rewrite escalating language before it sends. Every message is timestamped and tamper-evident; there is no message deletion or editing that hides content from the record.
Account and access safety
CoreParent runs on the web and on iOS/Android, not mobile-only, so a survivor can use a library or advocate's computer without installing anything visible on a shared phone. Authentication supports passkeys and multi-factor sign-in. The privacy notice is written in plain English and Spanish. Uploaded photos are processed server-side for court exports rather than passed around as raw files.
Where we fall short today, and what to tell us
We do not yet have a quick-exit button, a decoy screen, or a structured protective-order workflow, and this page is not a claim that CoreParent is right for every survivor's situation. Tech safety is individual, and an advocate's judgment beats any feature list. If you vet tools and see something we should fix, email hello@thecoreparent.com and it goes to the founder. If you or someone you're helping is in danger: call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or visit thehotline.org (español disponible).
Common questions
Does CoreParent share or sell data?
No. Family records are the product the family pays for, not the product being sold. There is no advertising, no data resale, and no third-party analytics inside the private record surfaces.
Can the other parent see a survivor's location?
No. There is no live location anywhere in the product. The optional arrival check-in records a single point at a saved exchange spot, only when the parent chooses to use it.
What does a survivor pay?
Nothing, if they use the fee waiver: one screen, self-attested, domestic violence is an explicit category, and it grants a year of full access including court exports.
Can records be exported for a protection-order hearing?
Yes. Messages, calendar, expenses, and journal entries export as court-formatted PDFs that self-authenticate with a verification code and digital signature, plus a free business-records affidavit.