FamCheck is a shared calendar two parents keep. A court-appointed
third party can be given read-only access to the parenting record, with a case
reference on it, an audit trail, and a printable output.
What we do not claim. FamCheck is not a court-approved or
court-certified product. No court has ordered its use. Nothing in it is a finding of fact,
and we do not offer legal advice. If an existing order names a specific platform, that order
governs.
What a court-appointed observer can see
Either parent can issue a read-only link to a named guardian ad litem, attorney, mediator,
parenting coordinator or custody evaluator. A case or order reference is required, an
observer with no reference to a court is just someone watching a family. The link needs no
account and no software.
The observer sees:
which parent had the children on which days, as the parents recorded it, with split
days counted as a half to each
the changes of plan, who changed what, and when, with timestamps
appointments and events on the calendar
their own view history, and the fact that both parents can see it too
a print / save-as-PDF output suitable for a file or a hearing bundle
What the observer view deliberately does not contain
Each parent's private notes. Each parent has a private tab the other cannot see,
and neither can an observer.
The children's care instructions. Allergies, medication and emergency contacts
exist so a caregiver can keep a child safe. They are not disclosed to an observer.
Stored documents. Files the parents keep are not included. Documents should come
through discovery, with the protections discovery carries.
We state the omissions plainly because a record that hides its own boundaries
is of little use to a court.
Access is visible, and removal is on the record
This is the part we would want you to examine, because it is the part that makes
third-party access safe to grant at all.
Issuing access is never silent. The moment an observer link exists, both parents
see it, who created it, when, and against which case reference.
Either parent may remove it, and the removal is recorded with that
parent's name and shown both to the other parent and to the observer, who is told who
removed their access and on what date.
Every view is logged, and both parents can read that log.
We deliberately did not build access that a parent cannot revoke. Access one party cannot
end is a surveillance tool, whatever it is labelled. Instead, ending it is an act on the
record, which is reportable, where a silent cut-off would not be.
Model parenting-plan language
Offered as a drafting starting point only, not as legal advice, and to be adapted to your
jurisdiction and your matter.
Shared calendar and schedule of record
The parties shall maintain a shared electronic parenting calendar
(FamCheck, famcheck.co, or a comparable platform agreed in writing) on which
each parent's parenting time, exchanges, and the children's appointments and activities are
recorded. Either parent may enter or amend entries concerning their own parenting time;
amendments are recorded with the identity of the parent making them and the date and time of
the change. The calendar is a record kept by the parties and is not a finding of the
Court.
Access for a guardian ad litem or other appointed professional
Upon appointment, and for the duration of the appointment, the parties
shall provide the guardian ad litem [or: parenting coordinator, custody evaluator] with
read-only access to the shared parenting calendar, referencing this case. Such access shall
be issued through the platform's observer function, shall be visible to both parties, and any
removal of such access shall be recorded and disclosed to both parties and to the appointed
professional. Neither party shall remove such access without contemporaneous written notice
to the other party and to the appointed professional.
That last sentence is the one worth keeping. Our product records a removal
and discloses it; only an order can make removing it a breach.
Third-party caregivers
Either parent may provide a caregiver with time-limited access to the
schedule and care instructions for a specific period of care. Such access does not confer any
right to the children's records generally and expires automatically.
Who holds the record. Oak Forest Robotics LLC operates FamCheck. The
parents' calendar is stored by us on their behalf.
What we retain. The family's calendar, custody entries, recorded changes of plan,
events, and the observer access log. Deleted by the family, deleted by us.
What we do not keep. No advertising or third-party analytics, no tracking, and no
location data, the application is barred from requesting location at the browser
level.
Service of process. Written requests to
records@famcheck.co. We will
tell the account holders that a request has been received unless prohibited by law or
court order.
Authentication. Either parent can issue a certified copy of the schedule
from inside the app. It is a signed file carrying a fingerprint of the record, and
anyone, you, the other side, a clerk, can check it at
famcheck.co/verify without an account and without the
permission of whoever handed it over. A valid result proves the file came from us on the
date shown and has not been altered since. It does not prove the entries are
true: the parents recorded them. ⚠ And it is self-attested, we are both the
issuer and the verifier, which is weaker than a timestamp from an independent authority.
We would rather you learn that here than at a hearing.
⭐ The paragraph you actually need:model order language, five sample provisions
(shared calendar, read-only access for a court-appointed third party, certified records, cost
allocation with a takeover window, and the disclaimer to keep in the file). Free to copy, no
attribution asked, adapt as you see fit.
Try it yourself, right now.One click opens a real demo family, two parents, two children, a month laid down, a sitter link and a guardian-ad-litem view already made. No account, no card, nothing to fill in. It deletes itself tonight.
What we would ask of you
Nothing is for sale on this page. If it is useful to a family you are working with, tell
them it exists. One parent can use it alone, it does not require the other parent to
join, which is the most common reason these tools fail in practice.
If something here would not survive scrutiny in your jurisdiction, we would genuinely like
to hear it: hello@famcheck.co.