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Free custody tools. No sign-up.
Every tool on this page is free to use without an account. They help you get organized; none of them gives legal advice or tells you what to file. When you want everything in one case file, Custody Commander has a free plan with no card.
Free browser tools
- Free calm reply checkerPaste a draft reply to the other parent: see which words may escalate and get a calm, BIFF-style rewrite. 3 free checks a day. Your text is not saved.
- Free text message log previewTurn an iPhone, Android, WhatsApp or Messenger export into a numbered, dated log preview. Your texts never leave your device.
- Free hearing-prep planThree questions give a printable week-by-week organization checklist counting down to your hearing date. No AI; not filing or court advice.
- Free hearing organization checkEleven quick questions: an organization score, three suggested organization tasks and a checklist to print.
- Free parenting time calculatorPick a schedule or tap each night: overnights per year and each parent’s percentage from the schedule you enter. Arithmetic only, in your browser; not a custody determination.
Free templates and printables
- Custody binder printables + log templatesThe binder set in one place: tab checklist, timeline, evidence index, cover sheets, and custody, visitation and call logs.
- Co-parenting text message examplesAbout 20 short, calm example texts by situation: schedule swaps, running late, sick days, school, holidays and money. Printable PDF.
- Co-parenting expense trackerA free spreadsheet and printable for child costs: what was paid, by whom, the receipt, what was requested and what was paid back. Excel totals it.
- Custody case cost trackerA free spreadsheet and printable for attorney invoices, retainer, court fees and mediation: billed, paid and where each invoice is kept. Excel totals it.
- Custody evidence trackerA free spreadsheet and printable to log every text, photo, email or record: both dates, where the original is kept, exhibit number.
- Custody calendar template 2026–2027Printable year-at-a-glance calendars and an Excel file that colours each parent’s nights and counts the overnights. Works in Google Sheets.
- 2-2-3, week on/off and every other weekend calendarsPre-filled 2026–2027 pattern calendars from an example start date. Printable PDF, plus Excel that re-fills from your own start date.
- Parenting time tracker: scheduled vs actualEvery night of 2026–2027: scheduled parent, actual parent and a note. Excel totals both per month and year, with the difference. Printable too.
- Parallel parenting plan templateA fill-in worksheet for messages, reply times, exchanges, decisions and schedule changes. Blanks only. PDF + Word.
- Custody journal templateDated daily pages for the time, what happened, who was there, your child’s exact words and where related items are. Facts only. PDF + Word.
- Blank custody declaration templateFormat only: caption, numbered paragraphs, exhibit references and signature lines as [placeholders]. PDF + Word.
General tools and templates, not legal advice. Check your court’s local rules and required forms, and talk to a licensed attorney where you live about your situation. If you are in danger, call 911; the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233.
Custody CommanderGet your records in order before your hearing.
Built by a parent who went through it. Custody Commander turns the chaos — screenshots, texts, dates, documents — into an organized case file you can bring to a hearing or hand to your attorney.
- Evidence into numbered exhibits with SHA-256 fingerprints
- Texts into a Bates-numbered PDF log
- A timeline where dated evidence lands with its file
- A tone check on a message before you send it
- Practice what you want to say before mediation
- Share with your attorney in one click
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