Custody & Parenting
Organize evidence for custody and parenting matters
Parenting matters often involve details spread across calendars, messages, school updates, receipts, and memories from stressful exchanges.
Bringing those records into one chronology can make it easier to understand what happened, when it happened, and which files relate to each event.
Evidence Timeline helps organize user-provided information and AI-assisted summaries. It does not authenticate evidence, determine admissibility, or provide legal advice.
Records you may want to organize
Bring the right details into view
Consider gathering records that help accurately explain the history of your parenting situation.
- Text messages, emails, parenting-app messages, and call notes kept with surrounding context
- Parenting schedules, exchange calendars, school calendars, and childcare records
- Receipts or records for shared expenses, medical costs, activities, or transportation
- Photos, screenshots, notices, reports, or documents related to important parenting events
- Notes about exchanges or incidents, clearly labeled when a date is estimated or uncertain
Practical organization tips
Keep the record clear and reviewable
Keep message threads together so a single screenshot is not separated from the conversation around it.
Use exact dates when you know them, and label approximations such as early March or the week after spring break.
Separate what was observed from how it felt or what you believe it means.
Connect expenses and schedule changes to the files that support them.
Review AI-assisted summaries carefully, especially names, dates, and who said what.
How Evidence Timeline helps
A workspace for the chronology and the sources
Evidence Timeline is built for organizing user-provided records. It helps you review and correct AI-assisted output without claiming that a file is authenticated, admissible, or legally sufficient.
Upload screenshots, PDFs, photos, documents, and supported audio into one case workspace.
Use AI assistance to identify dates, people, important details, and possible timeline events.
Edit the chronology yourself so the timeline reflects your understanding of the records.
Connect events with supporting evidence and export an Evidence Timeline Report.
Preparing to explain what happened
Feel more prepared with the details in order
Important parenting conversations can be stressful, especially when the history spans months or years. An organized timeline can help you explain what happened, when it happened, and which records relate to each event when reviewing the situation yourself, speaking with an attorney, or preparing for mediation.
Questions and answers
Common questions for this situation
How can I organize text messages without losing context?+
Keep related messages together when possible, include dates and sender names, and avoid cropping away surrounding conversation that explains what was being discussed.
What if I do not know the exact date of a parenting event?+
Use the closest accurate date or date range you know and mark it as estimated. You can update the timeline later if a file confirms the exact date.
Can I correct an AI-generated parenting summary?+
Yes. AI-assisted summaries are editable and should be reviewed for accuracy before you rely on them.
Does Evidence Timeline decide what is admissible?+
No. Evidence Timeline organizes user-provided information. It does not authenticate evidence or determine admissibility.
Organize your information in one place
Put parenting events in order
Create a workspace, add the records you have, and shape the chronology as you review the details.