Free custody planning tools for schedules, visitation patterns, and positive parenting time.
Free custody planning resources

Free tools to help parents plan, track, and make the most of parenting time.

Use these free CustodyCourtReady tools to create simple custody schedules, review visitation patterns, and plan meaningful activities with your child. They are designed to support organization, consistency, and positive parenting time.

Cost: Free to use
Focus: Planning, organization, and parenting time
! CustodyCourtReady provides documentation and organizational tools only. These tools do not provide legal advice, legal representation, or guarantees of any legal outcome.
Plan ahead with less stress
Create schedules and activity ideas before parenting time begins.
See patterns clearly
Track basic visitation outcomes without building a full evidence timeline.
Keep it child-focused
Balance documentation with positive tools that support meaningful time together.
Free tools

Choose a tool to get started

These tools are designed to be quick, practical, and easy to use. Start with the schedule generator, review visitation patterns, or plan a positive activity for your next parenting time.

Planning tool

Custody Schedule Generator

Build a visual parenting schedule using common custody patterns. Helpful for planning, reviewing parenting time, or creating a simple schedule reference.

Best for creating a visual monthly schedule.
Free tool
Pattern tracker

Visitation Pattern Tracker

Track completed, missed, late, shortened, or changed parenting time in a simple dashboard. Review monthly patterns without creating a full timeline entry.

Best for quick monthly visitation snapshots.
Free tool
Positive parenting

Parenting Activity Planner

Generate child-focused activity ideas by age, budget, setting, time available, and activity style. Save ideas for upcoming parenting time.

Best for planning fun, meaningful time together.
Free tool
How these tools work together

A simple workflow for parenting time organization

Start by planning the schedule, use the tracker to understand what happened, and use the activity planner to keep parenting time positive and intentional.

1. Generate the expected schedule

Use the Custody Schedule Generator to create a visual reference for upcoming parenting time.

2. Review monthly visitation patterns

Use the Visitation Pattern Tracker to see completed visits, missed time, reduced time, and changes in a dashboard format.

3. Plan meaningful activities

Use the Parenting Activity Planner to prepare age-appropriate, budget-friendly activities that help parenting time feel more intentional.

4. Upgrade when you need a full timeline

When you need deeper documentation, the Custody Timeline Builder helps organize events, notes, and evidence chronologically.

Documentation note

Free tools for planning, not legal advice

These tools can help you organize information and prepare for parenting time. They do not replace a custody order, attorney guidance, or legal advice. Always compare any generated schedule or report against your actual court order or written agreement.

Need more than a free tool?
Use the Custody Timeline Builder to organize notes, messages, incidents, and evidence into a structured timeline.