For courts & family-law professionals

Model order language & resources for the bench.

Free, drafter-ready paragraph language directing parties to communicate through CoParent Circle — plus the admissibility, access, and cost details judges and clerks need before signing off.

Tamper-evident record

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Court-ready exports

Date-ranged PDF / CSV across messages, calendar, expenses, and documents — with a chain-of-custody manifest.

Free tier for ordered parties

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Professional access included

Per-case view-only or commenting invites for GALs, attorneys, and mediators — at no extra cost.

Model order language

Copy and adapt. Designed to drop into a parenting plan, temporary order, or post-decree modification. Not legal advice — the drafter should adjust to jurisdiction and case posture.

Communication Through CoParent Circle.
The parties shall conduct all non-emergency communication regarding the
minor child(ren) through the CoParent Circle application (thecoparentcircle.com),
including but not limited to: shared parenting-time calendar entries and
changes; requests to modify the schedule; medical, school, and activity
information; and exchanges related to shared expenses. Each party shall
enroll within seven (7) days of entry of this Order, maintain an active
account, and check the application at least once every twenty-four (24)
hours.

Tone and Content.
Communications shall be limited to matters concerning the child(ren) and
shall be made in a businesslike and non-derogatory manner. Either party
may invoke the application's tone-monitoring feature before sending.

Records and Admissibility.
Records generated by CoParent Circle, including the application's
date-ranged PDF or CSV export with chain-of-custody manifest, shall be
admissible in any subsequent proceeding between the parties subject to
ordinary rules of authentication. Neither party shall delete, alter, or
suppress any communication contained within the application.

Professional Access.
The Guardian ad Litem, each party's counsel of record, and any custody
evaluator or therapist appointed by the Court may be granted view-only
access to the case at no charge through the application's professional
invite feature. The inviting party shall extend such access within five
(5) business days of a request.

Costs.
Each party shall maintain at minimum the application's no-cost tier. A
party may upgrade at that party's sole expense; no upgrade by one party
shall obligate the other.
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Jurisdiction notes

The language above is drafted to be jurisdiction-neutral and works in any U.S. family court. State-specific addenda are in development — let us know which jurisdiction you need first.

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FAQ

What is model court order language?

A short paragraph drafters can drop into a parenting plan or temporary order that directs both parties to use CoParent Circle for scheduling, expense exchanges, and written communication, and that admits records produced by the platform as evidence subject to ordinary authentication.

Are CoParent Circle records admissible in family court?

Yes. Every message, edit, and access event is time-stamped and immutable, with an unbroken server-side audit trail. Date-ranged PDF exports include a chain-of-custody manifest. The platform meets the authentication thresholds of FRE 901 and analogous state rules.

Does the platform cost the parties anything if the court orders it?

A free tier is available so a court order never creates an access barrier. The free plan includes calendar, messaging with the immutable record, basic expense logging, and court-ready exports.

Can the court, GAL, or attorney be granted access?

Yes. Either party can issue a per-case professional invite (view-only or commenting, per-resource). Professional access is included in the user's plan — no extra seat fee charged to the court or to counsel.

Does CoParent Circle have a tone-monitoring feature?

Yes. The composer flags hostile or accusatory phrasing before a message is sent and offers a one-tap rewrite. Tone events appear in the immutable record and are visible on professional exports.

Need something more specific?

We work directly with bench & bar committees on tailored language, bulk professional onboarding for GAL offices, and bar-CLE materials.