Casewellfree co-parentingrecord templates
Copy-and-paste logs for incidents, handovers, messages and expenses. Free, printable, and written with Canadian terms like parenting time and decision-making responsibility.
- Incident ID
- INC-2026-014
- Event date / time
- Fri 12 Sep · 17:40 (exact)
- Scheduled
- Pick-up at school, 17:00
- What happened
- Arrived 17:40. No message beforehand.
- Source
- Text thread screenshot, 17:52
- Written down
- Fri 12 Sep · 20:15
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daily parenting journal
A daily parenting journal template for short, dated records of care, routines, school, health, notable events and review-ready attachments.
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custody journal
Copy a structured custody journal template, study an annotated realistic entry, and turn individual events into an organized chronology.
Open templateincidents and messagesWhen something happens you may need to explain later.
incident log
Copy a factual co-parenting incident log, compare emotional and neutral wording, and connect each event to evidence and chronology references.
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communication log
Copy a co-parenting communication log that turns a message thread into one annotated, evidence-linked chronology entry.
Open templatehandovers and parenting timeScheduled versus actual: times, no-shows and overnights.
exchange log
Copy an exchange log with scheduled and actual times, realistic routine and late entries, and a decision tree for changes and no-shows.
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parenting-time log
Copy a planned-versus-actual parenting-time log with overnight and hour calculations, a worked reconciliation, and jurisdiction-aware terminology.
Open templatemoney and paperworkShared costs, repayments and the binder you take to a meeting.
child expense tracker
Copy a child expense tracker with allocation and reimbursement fields, formulas, a partial-payment example, and an evidence-linked monthly chronology.
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custody documentation binder
Print a free custody documentation binder from four blank log sheets: a binder index, a parenting-time log, a communication log and a child expense log.
Open templatequestions parents ask
Are these templates free?
Yes. Every template is free to copy, and the documentation binder is free to print. You don't need an account.
Can I use them in court?
They help you keep clear, dated, factual records that a family lawyer can review quickly. A court or professional decides what is relevant or accepted, so ask your family lawyer what to bring.
Paper templates or an app?
Paper works if you keep it up. An app like Casewell dates every entry automatically, keeps the evidence with it, prompts you after each handover and turns everything into one PDF.
Do I need a lawyer to use these?
No. Many Canadian parents go through family court on their own, and provinces run family justice services to help. Clear, dated notes let you set out what happened yourself, with or without counsel.
What does a parenting assessor look at?
Assessors and the Office of the Children's Lawyer, where it's involved, look at routines, each parent's role and the child's needs. They move fast, so keep each note brief, dated and tied to its source.
Do I have to take a parenting course first?
In several provinces, yes. Ontario's Mandatory Information Program and Alberta's Parenting After Separation course are common first steps. Your province's family court website lists what applies.
Do the words custody and access still apply?
Under the federal Divorce Act, orders now say parenting time and decision-making responsibility. Some provincial laws still use older terms. Copy the words in your own order so your notes line up with it.
rather not fill these inby hand?
Casewell does it on your phone: dated notes, evidence attached, your court dates in view, and one clear PDF for your family lawyer.
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