For parents going through separation or divorce
Build your state-correct parenting plan on your own: less conflict, thousands less in fees.
A thorough, state-specific custody agreement you build entirely on your own: your co-parent never needs to join, be invited, or even know you're preparing.
About 15 to 20 minutes for a first draft. Save and come back any time.See how it works
A complete parenting plan is $19.99, one-time.
Family-law professional? Mediators and attorneys run their cases on CoParent Navigator and bring clients onto the same plan.
Every area
of a parenting plan covered by research-backed clauses
51
state guideline packs, statute citations included
18
leading researchers in our source library
Monthly
re-verification of state custody laws
69
accounts created, 28 parenting plans startedas of October 28, 2026
For family-law professionals
The workspace mediators and attorneys bring their clients onto
CoParent Navigator was built with family-law professionals, not just for parents. Run your cases on it: clients arrive prepared, drafts stay in one place, and every revision is tracked, so your time goes to judgment calls, not paperwork relay.
For Mediators
- Blind, parallel prep surfaces agreement before the session starts
- A shared board keeps both parents working the same issue list
- Send settled provisions for signature the moment they land
For Attorneys
- Clients draft between sessions in a structured builder, you review and refine
- A non-negotiables one-pager tells you exactly what to advocate for
- Redline shows precisely what changed between plan versions
One workspace whether you mediate, represent, or both — start with a 14-day free trial at founding-member pricing. See professional pricing
Core Features
Everything you need to create a strong parenting plan
One guided walkthrough tailors the plan to your situation, from a simple, amicable plan to a high-conflict structure with built-in safeguards.
Start hereCreate a Parenting Plan
Build a clear, complete, and well-structured parenting plan.
About 15 to 20 minutes
- One guided walkthrough from a quick 5-minute diagnostic
- Always comprehensive, with high-conflict safeguards when needed
- Clause wording matched to collaborative vs. parallel parenting
- Covers custody, schedules, holidays, and decision-making
- Export professional PDF plans
Parenting Plan Evaluator
Identify gaps, risks, and missing details in your plan.
- Upload and analyze existing parenting plans
- Detect missing or weak clauses
- Highlight conflict risks
- Get structured, actionable recommendations
Mediation Preparation Tools
Prepare for mediation with clarity and structure.
- Organize agreements and unresolved issues
- Generate mediation summaries
- Compare proposals and align faster
- Reduce time and cost in mediation
How we compare
Only one other tool builds the plan itself. Here's the difference.
Custody X Change is a template of 140+ provisions you pick from and fill in, built around a custody calendar. CoParent Navigator walks you through the questions, explains every clause, matches the wording to your state and your conflict level, and checks the finished plan for gaps. The communication apps do a different job: running the day-to-day after the plan exists.
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| Feature | CoParent Navigator | Custody X Change | Communication apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guided parenting-plan builder | Yes, step-by-step wizard | Yes, schedule-first | No |
| Research-backed clause library | Yes, covering every area of a plan | Template, 140+ provisions | No |
| Every clause explained in plain language | Yes, with why it matters | Not advertised | No |
| Wording tailored to conflict level & safety | Yes, collaborative or parallel | Not advertised | No |
| Upload & gap-check an existing plan | Yes | Not advertised | No |
| Mediation preparation tools | Yes | Checklist article | No |
| Mediator & attorney workspace | Yes, included in one price | Separate pro subscription | Some offer practitioner accounts |
| Parenting-time % calculator | Yes | Yes, its signature | No |
| Secure messaging & court records | No, not what we do | Yes | Yes, their core strength |
| Pricing model | Free to start; one-time, or one yearly price for everyone you invite | Paid, per parent | Paid subscription |
Based on each product's public website; features and prices change. Last reviewed October 2026. "Communication apps" covers OurFamilyWizard, TalkingParents and AppClose.
Free tools
Try these free, no account needed
Useful on their own, and a quick way to see how we think about schedules and money before you build a plan.
Custody schedule templates
Week on/week off, 2-2-3, 3-4-4-3 and every-other-weekend, each on a two-week calendar you can compare.
Open the free toolParenting-time calculator
Each parent's share of time and overnights per year from any schedule, with vacation adjustments.
Open the free toolChild support calculator by state
An estimate using your state's own guideline model: income shares, percentage of income or Melson.
Open the free tool
Just for you
Your co-parent doesn't need to join. This is for you.
Coming prepared with a plan doesn't mean building it together. Most parents use CoParent Navigator entirely on their own — the other parent is never invited, never notified, and never needs to agree to use an app. The plan is your preparation: it puts you in the strongest position for whatever comes next, whether that's a kitchen-table conversation, mediation, or court. You walk in as the organized, child-focused parent, and you don't sign away the next 18 years on someone else's draft.
Know what a plan needs to cover
See every area a strong agreement addresses — including the coverage most parents haven't thought through yet, like travel consent, schedule changes, new partners, and holiday edge cases — before someone else's draft decides it for you.
Get clear on your non-negotiables
Work out what you must protect, where you can flex, and what to trade for what — so in the room, you're working from your priorities instead of reacting to theirs.
Know what you can reasonably expect
Grounded in your state's guidelines and research-backed norms, so you walk in with realistic expectations — neither conceding too much nor anchoring on something no court would order.
Around your plan
One case. Everyone on it. Far less friction.
Divorce is slow and expensive largely because everyone talks through everyone else, you tell your lawyer, your lawyer tells their lawyer, and weeks go by. CoParent Navigator puts the whole process in one place instead — for whoever you choose to bring in, whenever you choose to. Or no one: everything below is optional, and your plan is complete without it.
Everyone in one place — if and when you choose
Invite your co-parent, your lawyer, or your mediator onto the same case, each with permissions you control. No more relaying every update through four separate inboxes. Inviting anyone is always your call, never a requirement.
Mediation that costs less
Blind, parallel prep surfaces where you already agree before you are paying for the room. Sessions get shorter, and shorter mediation is cheaper mediation.
Nothing gets lost
Every document, version, and milestone lives in one shared timeline. A non-negotiables one-pager tells your lawyer exactly what to advocate for, and redline shows exactly what changed between versions.
Locked in when you agree
Sign the whole plan, or have your lawyer or mediator send individual provisions for signature the moment you settle them, so each agreement is timestamped and adopted rather than quietly reopened later.
Families routinely spend thousands on the back-and-forth alone. A complete parenting plan is $19.99 one-time. Premium starts at $69 for 3 months or $180 for the year, everyone you invite included, and it is built to cut the time, the relay, and the conflict that drive those bills up.
See pricingGrounded in Research
Depth you can check, not marketing claims
Every clause, default, and state guideline in CoParent Navigator traces back to published research or a cited statute. Here's what's under the hood.
A clause library built from the literature
A comprehensive clause library distilled from published research on child development and co-parenting, overnight schedules for infants and toddlers, graduated step-up plans, parallel parenting for high conflict, new-partner introductions, relocation, and more. Each clause carries expert notes explaining the reasoning, so you know why it's in your plan.
All 51 jurisdictions, statute-first
A guideline pack for every state plus D.C.: custody presumptions, relocation notice rules, parenting-plan requirements, mediation and parent-education mandates, and child-support models, each with the statute or court rule it comes from, and a court-form completeness check for your state.
A source library you can read yourself
Our resource library profiles 18 leading researchers and practitioners, from decades-long studies of children after divorce to clinical work on high-conflict communication, and publishes the research-based articles our recommendations draw on. Nothing is a black box.
Kept current, flagged honestly
State laws change, so our guideline packs are re-verified against current statutes on a monthly cycle. Anything we can't confirm is flagged as unverified rather than guessed, and our content is educational research, not legal advice.
Researchers referenced in our library are cited for their published work and are not affiliated with or endorsing CoParent Navigator. Content is educational and has not been reviewed by an attorney, it is not legal advice.
Who It's For
Designed for everyone involved in the co-parenting process
For Mediators
Help your clients arrive prepared and leave with clearer, more comprehensive agreements.
Learn moreFor Attorneys
Streamline parenting plan drafting and give clients a structured tool for between-session work.
Learn moreFor Parents
Build a parenting plan that puts your children first, without needing a law degree to do it.
Learn moreWho it isn't for: CoParent Navigator builds the plan. It is not a court-monitored messaging or expense-logging app, it is not a lawyer, and it won't represent you in a contested hearing. If you need day-to-day communication records for court, use a communication app alongside your plan.
How It Works
Three steps to a better parenting plan
Answer guided questions
We walk you through every part of a parenting plan in plain questions: schedules, holidays, decision-making, money, and more.
Review and evaluate
Get an instant evaluation highlighting gaps, potential conflict points, and areas that may need more detail.
Finalize and share
Export your plan, share it with your co-parent or attorney, and use it as a foundation for mediation or court.
Built on principles that protect families
- Child-centered approach to every feature
- Built with guidance from family law professionals
- Not a law firm, we don't provide legal advice
- Your data stays private and secure
- Designed to reduce conflict, not escalate it