Family Court self-help tools
Tools that work together to organise your matter and produce court-ready drafts. Everything you enter is saved only in this browser and never sent to us.
Not legal advice.This site provides general information and self-help tools only. It is not legal advice and does not create a lawyer–client relationship. Always seek independent legal advice about your own situation.
Step 1
Map your situation
A guided set of questions that organises the facts of your matter — children, care history, timeline and priorities. Feeds the affidavit builder.
Open →Step 2
Log incidents
Record what happens, when it happens, in a clear, affidavit-ready format. First-hand vs. what you were told, with an evidence list.
Open →Ongoing
Log communications
Keep a dated record of emails, texts, app messages and calls with the other parent — with screenshots — ready for your affidavit.
Open →Ongoing
Log care
Record who had the children, and when, counted in nights — with a tally, percentage of care, and a month calendar.
Open →Ongoing
Track payments
Record what you've paid for the children on top of child support — sport, school, medical, clothing — with a running total and totals between any two dates.
Open →As needed
Prepare for mediation
Build a calm, structured FDR prep pack — your goal, proposal, must-haves, and responses to likely issues.
Open →Step 3
Build your affidavit
Turn your details and selected incidents into a formatted, editable draft affidavit you can download and take to a lawyer.
Open →New here? Read the guides first to understand the process.