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The benefits of using an app when adjusting to joint custody

On Behalf of | Jan 26, 2025 | Child Custody

The transition to sharing parental rights and responsibilities can be a rocky one for parents. It is difficult for people to put their personal feelings aside and keep the focus on their children. Every phone call about scheduling and custody exchange could lead to intense disagreements between the spouses. Many families seek to avoid the conflict inherent in shared custody arrangements by using a co-parenting app.

By committing to the use of an app during the early days of shared custody, parents can more effectively protect themselves and their children by limiting opportunities for conflict to arise.

How co-parenting apps can help

The goal of a co-parenting app is to facilitate regular communication while limiting interpersonal conflict. The first way that a co-parenting app limits conflict is by providing a centralized location for all relevant communication. Parents are less likely to forget or overlook adjustments to the custody arrangement when everything is in one centralized location.

The second way that co-parenting apps help is by facilitating written communication. Parents are less likely to become aggressive and inappropriate toward one another when they know there is a written record of everything they say. Finally, by encouraging parents to keep all communications focused on the children, co-parenting apps can eliminate the conflict that may arise during direct conversation.

Parents who commit to using co-parenting apps initially can eventually transition away from them once they have settled into their new routine and improved their dynamic with one another. Using a variety of different tools can help make shared custody a less contentious necessity for a family. Co-parenting apps are helpful for those trying to establish an effective and cooperative dynamic in a joint custody scenario.

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