Features

Custody documentation features built around the record

Casewell brings the parts of a useful custody record into one private workflow: capture what happened, separate fact from interpretation, connect supporting material and export only what is relevant.

Custody documentation features built around the record

Core capabilities

Each feature solves a specific documentation problem.

Focused reports for professional review

Choose the records that matter and create a readable PDF with event dates, saved revisions and linked supporting material, ready to take into a conversation with a solicitor, mediator or other professional.

Select relevant events and create a focused PDF for a solicitor, mediator or other professional.

Searchable timelineSaved entry historyEvidence beside the event
Focused reports for professional review

Structured entries

Record the event type, title, date, time, child and practical details in consistent fields, so important context is less likely to be missed.

Capture dates, times, children and practical details in consistent fields.

Optional factual rewrite

Start in your own words, then use Make factual to produce a clearer, more neutral draft. The original remains available and you decide whether to accept the change.

Create clearer wording while keeping your original note.

Searchable timeline

Review records chronologically and use categories, dates and children to narrow a long history to the events you need.

Find relevant events by category, date or child.

Evidence beside the event

Keep photos, receipts and other supporting files with the entry they relate to instead of leaving context scattered across different apps.

Keep photos, receipts and files with the event they support.

Saved entry history

When material details change, Casewell keeps the earlier version and shows when the entry was updated, so later corrections do not silently replace the record.

Keep earlier versions and see when an entry changed.

Private by design

Your journal is for your own documentation. A co-parent does not need to join, collaborate or receive access to your private record.

No shared account and no automatic co-parent access.

Inside Casewell

Built for everyday documentation. Ready for professional review.

Searchable timeline

Searchable timeline

Review records chronologically and use categories, dates and children to narrow a long history to the events you need.

Optional factual rewrite

Optional factual rewrite

Start in your own words, then use Make factual to produce a clearer, more neutral draft. The original remains available and you decide whether to accept the change.

Focused reports for professional review

Focused reports for professional review

Choose the records that matter and create a readable PDF with event dates, saved revisions and linked supporting material, ready to take into a conversation with a solicitor, mediator or other professional.

A complete workflow

From a fresh event to a reviewable report.

01

Capture

Add the event while details are fresh, using the prompts to record times, arrangements and observable outcomes.

02

Review

Check the wording, add supporting files and correct omissions without silently replacing the history of the entry.

03

Export

Filter the timeline to the relevant period or topic, then create a PDF for your own review or a professional conversation.

Designed for documentation—not communication

Casewell is not a shared messaging platform and it does not attempt to manage the other parent. It is a private place to build a consistent record. This keeps the interface focused on dates, events, sources and reports rather than chat threads.

What Casewell does not decide

The app cannot determine whether a record is admissible, prove a disputed claim or replace legal advice. It helps you preserve and organise information so an appropriate professional can assess it in context.

FAQ

Questions before you start.

What makes records court-ready?

Court-ready records are dated, factual and easy to check. Each entry should show when it happened and when it was written. It should say whether it changed, and keep its supporting files with it. Whether a record is used is still up to the court.

Will the court automatically accept records from an app?

No. An app does not make records admissible. It helps organize dated entries and sources for review. The court decides relevance and filing format.

What if I need to fix a mistake in an entry?

Fix it, and use an app that shows the change. Casewell saves the earlier version each time you edit an entry. The exported PDF marks that entry as edited after recording. That is more honest than a record you can never correct, and safer than one that changes without a trace.

Is an app that locks entries better than one that lets me edit?

For messages between parents, locking works well. OurFamilyWizard, TalkingParents and AppClose all lock sent messages. For your own record, you need to fix typos and wrong times. What matters there is that edits are saved and shown, not hidden.

Do I need a documentation app if we already use OurFamilyWizard?

Often, yes. A shared platform records what the two of you send each other. It does not record the late pickup, the school call or the receipt unless someone writes it down. Many parents keep a private record alongside the shared platform.

Should records be stored privately?

Yes. Personal documentation is most useful when you control it. You keep your own records rather than sharing an account with the other parent.

Written on the hard days.
Ready for the day it matters.

Every entry becomes part of a clear, court-ready PDF.