What you get
- Read access to your client's records via member invite, scoped to a single case.
- Court-ready PDF exports in audience-specific formats (court submission, opposing counsel, custody evaluator).
- Chain of custody records — every entry is hashed, every access is logged, every edit creates a new version. Designed to support FRE 901 authentication.
- Timeline reports — chronological summaries of custody exchanges, communications, incidents, and journal entries.
- Violation reports — automatic flagging of parenting plan violations from custody exchange and incident records.
- Evidence packets — curated subsets of records organized by topic (e.g. "all medical records relevant to the contempt motion").
How your client uses it
Your client documents their case in CustodyBinder on their phone or computer. They invite you to their account with the "Lawyer" role. You see all their records (read-only) and can generate reports and exports to use in your filings.
You're not the operator. You're not paying. You're not on the hook for storage or compliance. Your client owns the account; you have a credentialed view into it.
Designed for evidence, not just notes
Most parents tracking their case use a notes app or a spreadsheet. The result is unstructured, hard to search, and harder to authenticate. CustodyBinder is built around the things that matter for admissibility:
- Records are immutable. Edits create new versions; originals are preserved.
- Every file is SHA-512 hashed at upload. The hash stays with the record and can be presented in court.
- EXIF metadata on photos is preserved, never stripped or rewritten.
- Activity logs are tamper-evident and designed for chain-of-custody testimony.
- The state recording-consent prompt before audio/video recording reduces the risk of inadmissible recordings.
What CustodyBinder is not
We are not a law firm. We are not a legal advice service. We are a documentation tool. We don't tell your client whether they have a case; we give them a structured way to record what's happening so you can.
Onboarding your client
The fastest path: have your client sign up for a free account at custodybinder.com/signup, then invite you from their /settings/members page. You'll get an email with a link to accept.
If you'd like to refer multiple clients, contact us at lawyers@custodybinder.com — we're happy to set up a referral process.