Co-Parenting Apps
Co-parenting after divorce can be complicated and contentious. As a result, conflicts with your ex-spouse can affect both you and your children. If you are having issues effectively communicating with your ex-spouse, it could be beneficial to use one of the apps listed below. Here are a few suggestions:
- Our Family Wizard ($99 per year): Our Family Wizard is an app that allows for a shared calendar, documented and time stamped messaging, a shared expense log, the ability to request and approve parenting time swaps, and much more. Their goal is to help families thrive and achieve healthy communication. You can access Our Family Wizard is as an app for your iPhone or Android and via their website.
- Cozi (Free): Cozi is a family organizer app that allows parents to sync their calendars and schedules and set up notifications. Additionally, it allows you to track everyone’s activities, manage school events, and schedule vacations. Cozi is available as an app for your phone or through their website.
- Talking Parents ($9.99 per month with additional features for purchase): Talking parents is another great app for co-parents. It allows for managing parenting time schedules, coordinating appointments, messaging that cannot be deleted or edited, and video/phone calls with recording and transcripts (for an additional fee), and much more. Their goal is to make communication easier while focusing on your children. You can use Talking Parents as an app for your phone, or through their website.
- WeParent (free for 14 days, then $9.99 per month or $99 per year): WeParent allows for shared custody schedule management, shared photo albums, shared to-do lists, and shared contact lists. Their goal is to make co-parenting simpler and less stressful. It is available as an app for your phone.
Contact The Drake Law Firm Today
If you are having issues communicating with your ex-spouse or your parenting plan, consider a co-parenting app. If you have any questions about what might work best, contact our team of experienced family law attorneys at the Drake Law Firm today by giving us a call at 303-261-8111.