Casewell
How to read this in Canada
Keep the record in layers: what the plan says, the dated event and its source, then what happened next. A fact stops being useful the moment it is written up as a legal conclusion.
Canadian rules can come from federal, provincial or territorial law. Start with the order or plan that applies to you, and keep its exact terms, such as parenting time or decision-making responsibility.
If you need to correct an error, add a dated note rather than editing the original. Keep routine events near the disputed ones so a family lawyer in your province or territory can judge which facts actually matter.
Your province or territory matters
Family law in Canada mixes federal and provincial rules. Say which province or territory you live in and which court is involved. Use the terms from your own order, such as parenting time or decision-making responsibility. If you are not sure whether the Divorce Act or a provincial law applies, ask a lawyer.
What OurFamilyWizard is for
OurFamilyWizard exists to make communication between two parents accountable. Messages are documented, ToneMeter nudges heated wording down before it sends, the shared calendar handles schedule trades, and expenses route through a system both parents see. Courts across the US order parents onto it precisely because it removes the he-said-she-said around communication. If your conflict lives inside the messages themselves, this is the tool category you need.
What Casewell is for
Casewell documents your experience of co-parenting rather than the conversation between parents. A custody journal entry takes under a minute. Category, child, what happened, when, with the screenshot, photo, or receipt attached to that event.
Entries accumulate into a timeline you can filter by child, category, or date range and export as a professional PDF. A parenting-time record for your attorney, an expense summary with reimbursement status, or a full bundle for family court preparation. The other parent never joins, never sees it, and can't derail it.
The overlap people ask about
Both apps produce records a legal professional can review, and both offer writing support that cools heated language. ToneMeter on messages in OFW, the optional neutral rewrite on journal entries in Casewell. The difference is scope.
OFW's record covers what happened on the platform. Casewell's record covers what you documented from life. The no-show at 5pm, the receipt for the school trip, the pattern across three months of Fridays.
Neither substitutes for the other, which is why the practical answer for many higher-conflict situations is both. The ordered channel for talking, the private journal for everything else.
Cost logic
OurFamilyWizard is priced per parent. So the real cost of the platform is usually two subscriptions, sustained for as long as the order or arrangement lasts. Casewell is one $2.99/week or $49.99/year subscription because there is only ever one user. If you're paying for OFW and mostly using your own notes anyway, you're paying platform prices for journal work. See the alternatives comparison for how that decision usually plays out.
Before you share your record
Everything above is about keeping your own record. Before you show any of it to someone else, a few extra steps help.
Keep what you share short. Include the current order or plan, a factual timeline and the files that matter, and say plainly where something is missing.
Privacy, court and evidence rules differ across Canada. Ask a family lawyer in your province or territory before you file or share records.
Say which province or territory you are in, and whether the Divorce Act or a provincial family law applies. Use the terms from your own order.
What a coherent Canadian record looks like
Casewell keeps the dated entry, its source file and any later addition together in one private timeline. When a review is needed, select only the records that answer the question in front of you and share those with a family lawyer in your province or territory.
Try for freeIs Casewell a replacement for OurFamilyWizard?
No. If a court ordered OurFamilyWizard, keep using it as directed. Casewell replaces scattered personal notes, screenshots, and spreadsheets — the private record on your side. And works alongside any shared platform.
Can I use Casewell and OurFamilyWizard together?
Yes, and parents in higher-conflict situations often should: OFW carries the between-parent communication, Casewell holds your private record of events, expenses, and evidence the shared feed can't capture.
Which is cheaper, Casewell or OurFamilyWizard?
Casewell is one $2.99/week or $49.99/year subscription for the single user. OurFamilyWizard is priced per parent — check their site for current plans and multiply by two for the realistic total.
Does this replace provincial or territorial guidance?
No. Federal, provincial and territorial family-law rules can interact, and procedure differs across provinces and territories. Check your own order and the official guidance for your province or territory.
Sources
Federal, provincial and territorial family-law rules can interact, and procedure differs across provinces and territories. The official source provides orientation only. This page is a documentation guide, not legal advice.