You can use CoreParent entirely on your own
Most co-parenting apps stall the moment the other parent refuses to join — messaging, shared expenses, and coordination all assume two willing participants. When one parent won't cooperate, those tools go dark and you're left with nothing but screenshots.
CoreParent is built to work solo. Everything that documents your side — your parenting plan, your custody calendar, your journal of what actually happened, your child-support math, and the case file you hand to an attorney — is yours alone and needs no one else's account.
Communication doesn't stop, either. CoreParent Bridge delivers your messages to the other parent as ordinary email — no app, no account, nothing to install on their end. When they hit reply, their response lands in your CoreParent thread, and the whole conversation stays on the same certified, exportable record as everything else.
What you can do on your own
None of this requires the other parent to participate:
- Document missed exchanges, incidents, and decisions in an unlimited journal — free, with a timestamp on every entry.
- Build a full parenting plan in plain English across custody, holidays, transportation, and decision-making.
- Set up your custody schedule and track parenting time on your own calendar.
- Run child-support estimates with your state's guidelines and keep a worksheet.
- Message the other parent through CoreParent Bridge — they get regular email, you get every word of the conversation on the certified record.
- Share your records with a family law attorney and generate a case brief from your own data.
- Keep and export everything — nothing you build depends on the other parent, ever.
Is a one-sided record worth keeping?
Yes. A contemporaneous, timestamped log you kept as events happened is exactly what family-law attorneys ask clients to bring — it's more credible than a memory reconstructed months later, and it's the raw material for a declaration or exhibit.
And your message record isn't one-sided at all: with CoreParent Bridge, the other parent's emailed replies are part of the thread. If they ever create an account, the conversation simply continues in-app — the entire email history carries into the shared thread, and nothing you built changes or disappears.
How to start solo
You can be organized in an afternoon:
- Create a free account — No credit card, and no invite to anyone else required.
- Start documenting — Log the first incident or decision in your journal — it's free and unlimited.
- Build your plan and calendar — Draft your parenting plan and set your custody schedule on your own.
- Turn on CoreParent Bridge — Message the other parent by email — no account needed on their end, and every reply lands in your thread, on the record.
- Bring in your attorney when you're ready — Share your records and generate a case brief from your own data — no co-parent account needed.
Common questions
Do I need my co-parent to sign up?
No. Every documentation and planning feature works with just your account — and with CoreParent Bridge, even messaging works: they receive your messages as ordinary email and their replies appear in your thread, all on the record. Shared expense settlement is the only feature that needs both parents connected.
Can I message the other parent if they never join?
Yes — that's CoreParent Bridge. Your messages arrive in their email inbox; when they hit reply, the response lands in your CoreParent thread. The whole conversation exports in the same certified, court-formatted record as in-app messages.
What can I do for free?
Build a full parenting plan, keep an unlimited journal, set up your calendar, track up to 15 expenses and 5 court deadlines, and run up to 3 child-support calculations. You pay only to export a court-formatted PDF, use the Companion AI assistant, or move money in-app.
Will a record I kept myself hold up in court?
A contemporaneous, timestamped log is what attorneys ask clients to keep, and it's far stronger than a memory reconstructed later. It's your account, not a two-party thread — talk to a licensed family-law attorney about how to use it in your jurisdiction.
Can I invite my co-parent later?
Any time — every CoreParent Bridge email already includes a join link. If they join, the conversation continues naturally in-app: the entire email history carries into the shared thread, and your plan, journal, and calendar stay exactly as you built them.