How to use the Coparenting Journal

The AI-powered Coparenting Journal in the BestInterest app is your secure, timestamped, and geotagged record of all coparenting interactions. It’s designed to help you document events, manage disputes, and generate organized reports for court or mediation purposes—all in one place.

What is the Coparenting Journal?

The Coparenting Journal is a secure, easy-to-use feature that allows you to document every interaction with your coparent. Whether you’re noting a disagreement, a missed pickup, or a positive exchange, your entries are timestamped, geotagged, and stored securely, creating a reliable, verifiable record.

These entries can be used for court filings, custody evaluations, or mediation, providing clear evidence of your consistency, communication, and good faith in co-parenting.

New Features: Smarter Tracking and Reporting

BestInterest’s Coparenting Journal now includes powerful upgrades to make your record-keeping even more useful and court-ready:

• 📍 Geotagging: Entries are automatically geotagged (when enabled), capturing the location of pickups, drop-offs, or significant events—ideal for verifying exchanges or meeting locations.
• 📄 Individual & Group Reports: Generate professional, court-ready reports from one or multiple entries. Choose between single-entry summaries or multi-entry compilations organized by date, category, or child.
• 🖨️ Easy Report Printing: To print multiple entries, simply go to Settings > Journal Reports in the BestInterest app. Reports are formatted for clarity and professionalism, ensuring they’re ready for attorneys, mediators, or judges.

How to Use the Coparenting Journal

1. Add an Entry: Whenever you have an interaction with your coparent worth documenting, open the Coparenting Journal in the BestInterest app.
2. Record Details: Add who was involved, what happened, and any relevant context. Be specific—details matter when referencing events later.
3. Automatic Timestamp & Geotag: Each entry is automatically timestamped, and if you allow location access, geotagged for accuracy.
4. Save (No Edits): Once you tap “Save,” your entry is permanently stored. Entries cannot be edited to preserve integrity for legal use.
5. Generate Reports: Visit Settings > Journal Reports to export, print, or share entries with your lawyer or court representative.

Why Use the Coparenting Journal

• 🧾 Reliable Legal Documentation: Uneditable, timestamped, and geotagged entries are trusted sources of truth in custody disputes.
• ⚖️ Support for Custody and Family Court: Provide clear, objective evidence without relying on memory or emotional accounts.
• 🗂 Stay Organized and Calm: Keep all coparenting interactions in one secure place, reducing stress and confusion.
• 🤝 Strengthen Your Case and Credibility: Judges and mediators appreciate well-documented, factual logs that demonstrate consistency and cooperation.

What to Use the Coparenting Journal For

Here are some ways parents commonly use the journal in high-conflict or detailed co-parenting situations:

1. Pick-Ups and Drop-Offs: Log times, locations, and notes from each exchange—now with automatic geotags for proof of presence.
2. Communication Attempts: Record messages or calls made, including missed or unanswered outreach.
3. Schedule Changes: Document all requested or confirmed changes to custody schedules.
4. Health and Medical Updates: Track doctor visits, illnesses, or medication updates shared between parents.
5. Behavioral or Emotional Observations: Note shifts in your child’s mood or behavior following exchanges.
6. Important Decisions: Record discussions or agreements about education, extracurriculars, or healthcare.
7. Shared Expenses: Track financial contributions and reimbursement requests.
8. Missed Commitments: Log no-shows or last-minute cancellations.
9. Positive Interactions: Highlight cooperative or constructive exchanges—it shows balance and good faith.
10. Conflict Resolution Attempts: Document your efforts to calmly resolve disputes.
11. Child’s Milestones: Record achievements or moments you’ve shared or communicated to your coparent.
12. Holiday and Event Planning: Keep track of discussions about custody over holidays or birthdays.
13. Child’s Well-Being Concerns: Log any safety or emotional concerns observed after exchanges.
14. Third-Party Updates: Record communication relayed from teachers, coaches, or therapists.

Generate and Share Reports with Confidence

With the BestInterest Coparenting Journal, your records aren’t just stored—they’re usable. When you’re ready to share documentation with your lawyer, therapist, or the court:

• Go to Settings > Journal Reports
• Choose the range or entries you’d like to include
• Download or print a PDF report with timestamps, geotags, and categories clearly displayed

Whether you need a single entry summary or a multi-week overview, your report will be organized, credible, and ready for submission.

Get Started Today

Visit the Coparenting Journal tab in the BestInterest app and start documenting your coparenting interactions. With built-in geotagging, secure timestamps, and court-ready reports, the BestInterest Coparenting Journal helps you stay organized, protected, and focused on what truly matters—your child’s well-being.