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In the realms of modern technology, it seems like there is an app for everything. Divorce is no exception.
While the only place to receive trustworthy information on the legalities of divorce and separation is through a lawyer, there are many other tools available to help you co-ordinate your co-parenting arrangements, prepare for a custody hearing and to help your children understand the changes in their lives.
To save you the hassle of sifting through thousands of irrelevant apps, the Clarity Road Team have compiled the below list of our preferred apps for divorce and separation.
Apps for divorce
Custody Connection
Cost: Free
Custody Connection is an iPhone App that can be directly connected and synced to your present Apple calendars using the cloud software. It creates an easily viewable calendar, where parents can sync with each other to manage, trade days and view their custody schedule in one central location.
Custody Connection is available here in the App Store.
The Divorce Log
Cost: Itunes – $5.49, Android – $4.89
Divorce Log was created to make documentation easy for any individual involved in a divorce or custody situation. It allows you to keep all vital information in one place. Important text messages can also be imported into the app, and all information is easily transferable to your email.
Divorce Log is available here in the App Store and Android via Google Play.
Memory Bank
Cost: $4.49
Memory Bank is a tool designed to protect you in any relationship that has risk of ongoing dispute or requires documentation. Memory Bank works as a diary that records relevant payments and events with text, photo, video and audio functions. It aims to help ensure that the important details of child support, custody and engagement with the other parent and relevant persons/authorities are documented properly.
Memory Bank is available here in the App Store.
myDivorce
Cost: Free
myDivorce is a source of information for matters of divorce and family law in Australia developed by Watts McCray Lawyers. Fair warning: the app contains many inbuilt ads for Watts McCray, but also contains a foundation of Australian information on divorce, separation, de-facto relationships, child support and custody arrangements.
myDivorce is available here in the App Store or on Android via Google Play.
Apps for co-parenting
Sesame Street: Divorce
Cost: Free
This app gives parents and caregivers the tools to help children ages 2-8 cope with the transitions related to divorce or separation. The app includes articles, conversation starters, videos featuring Sesame Street regulars as well as real families, and more.
All resources in the app are part of Sesame Street’s “Little Children, Big Challenges: Divorce” initiative. More details about this initiative can be accessed through Sesame Street divorce materials online.
Sesame Street: Divorce is available here in the App Store and Android via Google Play
2houses Coparenting Facilitator
Cost: Free
2houses assists separated and divorced parents to schedule, communicate, problem-solve and organise their children’s schedules with minimal conflict. The app allows each parent to input their schedules, manage shared expenses, input reminders via a phone notification, communicate information like after-school activities and to share any other details through a journal.
2houses is available here in the App Store, while an Android app is still under development.
Apps for financial changes
Visual Budget
Cost: Free
Separation and divorce is often accompanied by big financial changes. This app allows you to easily manage your personal and business accounts using powerful, advanced analysis and consolidation features. Visual Budget allows you to keep track of several different accounts, and to define your budget in a precise but easy way.
Visual Budget is available here in the App Store and on Android via Google Play.
Centrelink Express Plus
Cost: Free
After separation or divorce, you may be eligible for support payments via centrelink to assist you with your children. The centrelink app allows you to report your earnings, and to view, estimate and update any benefit amounts or details that you receive.
Centrelink Express Plus is available here in the App Store and on Android via Google Play.
Apps for domestic violence
Aurora
Cost: Free
Aurora is an app produced by the NSW Government for victims of domestic violence. In addition to offering information and support to victims of domestic violence, the Aurora app also has an emergency function available to those located in NSW, where a victim can send an SOS to police or a trusted friend in just four buttons. In a separation or divorce situation, this app may prove vital.
Aurora is available here in the App Store or on Android via Google Play.
For more online resources relating to separation and divorce, see our Quicklinks Support page.
