Talking Parents

I'll start off with the negative: Big problem for me is that I don't get notifications through my app when a new message is posted. This has huge consequences and should never happen!
Now on to the positive. I like this app, it has saved me from a daily load of horrible text messages by my X. He is now holding back in his ugliness, and when he does send me nasty messages, it is recorded and unalterable. The complete communication is one click printable and useable in court, as opposed to printing out separate emails and text messages. So it costs some money, I think the convenience offered and time saved is definitely worth a few bucks a month.
I would add wording in a court document that states communication should be about children's logistics only, this way there really is no room for anything else, making it (almost) impossible for narcissist to spew their gall. All in all this is a great tool to keep nasty X-es at bay yet still be able to communicate about your children.

This is an amazing app/website used in the uk. I've used it to correspond with an abusive ex and so far it had delivered and has been great. I printed off the correspondence for the court at a nominal fee of about £3. I would recommend this esp those who are dealing with controllers, manipulators and narcissists. Everything is logged if you've gone no contact with everything else. Excellent work and more advertising!

I really liked using this app. My ex is an extreme narcissist and everything that I always say gets misconstrued and turned around in telephone conversation. This puts the power back in my hands and lets me have more control over conversations and showing when he's not being honest or decisive. It was great because I could download copies and have it sent to the guardian ad litem and to the judge. The one thing I will say you never do win with a narcissist but it's a tool to add to an Arsenal to help combat them. The other thing I love is that it's taken away they need to have to communicate via the telephone. It's nice because it's free but for a small upgrade you can print copies as well. Highly recommend.

There many other no charge site, Yahoo etc. where you can keep your, the only plus side is you know when the other party has read your email (similar to outlook email receipts)
They do charge if you want copies of the conversations ie emails, $40

This saved a lot of endless emails and text and monitored the behavior of the other parent by the court. This helped save a lot of name calling and other unhealthy behavior. It did not stop it, but it did help. Best 9.99 a month I have spent in a long time

The ex merely uses this app to send me requests for money. She makes ALL of the decisions without my informed consent then merely sends me requests for money. I've been as cordial as anyone could possibly be in my asking her to actually CO-PARENT together. But no, she just needs it on record that she's sent the "invoice", so to speak. These sorts of apps don't actually help. It's another indicator of the times. How does this app which gives parents the freedom to be irresponsible with the rights of the child's "non-custodial"'parent help the child? It seems to only work to keep their parents firmly in their childish lack of accountability which led to the poor behaviors of one or both of the parents to begin with. I don't hate the app, but I hate the reason for it. It isn't right.

Ok- I'm amused by the negative reviews. People, the majority of your "issues" of gaslighting, communication etc are due to YOU and your EX. It doesn't matter if it's text, email, phone or an app. Stop complaining and blaming the app! If it is that bad, use a third party to communicate between the two of you (ie parallel parenting). There are some issues with application- for example, the calls- it's extremely expensive. It should be a lower cost. It's pretty costly but you can use the free website from your phone. It's easy! No app can magically make your co parent respond and work with you... there is no such thing as magic. Don't indulge in a narcissistic parents behavior. Don't allow it. Tell them to stop and refuse to communicate until they calm down (keep things brief). This website does its job. It keeps records accurately and that's the point. It's not the websites job to figure out how to coparent for you. We've had this since 2016.

I'm using this app father never replies I need help in my battle I signed a stipulation saying g I need to pay for monitored visits with only 3 monitors to choose from and two are not in the list the other said she isn't working this year. I need help going back to court with a FTA.

My ex will say he needs to think about things or needs more information despite a ruling that clearly outlines our roles. He'll say he needs to think about my vacation with the kids that is a month away and he'll ignore the issue. The lawyers say "use talking parents." Then I don't get answers from him and he waits until the last second to say no. Then it's "mom does what she wants despite dad's objections, mom doesn't care about the best interest of the child." He cancels appointments if I put them on the calendar too early and he either takes my child when he is available or schedules them not on my day off. On my days with the kids, he schedule appointments and says he gave notice and then he shows up to everything and gets dr notes from MY KIDS' doctors for HIS fmla even though I'm there to bring them! This app has done nothing but add a safety blanket for his abuse, which I've endured since I was 18almost 16 years.

The judges make you use this and dont even take it and or acknowledge as evidence. Not only that but, it cost 49.99 to be able to use the app which gives you notifications. As well as other features it offers such as being able to print out the conversations.

The app itself is good, functionally but the concept of the app is terrible. The other parent just uses the app as if its being monitored 24/7 and says whatever they can to make themselves sound better. Basically giving a fake image of themselves to Talking Parents and make out like they are something they aren't. I cant stand using it but I have to through court order. We have been communicating on here for about 2 years and if anything I think it has made our relationship as co-parents WORST. His wife and mother log into the app while hes at work and send me messages and I know this because he cant have a phone at his job and I can just call and see when hes there so its all around just a bad idea unless you and your ex have a good relationship.

This is the worst and most toxic app I've ever heard of. I has nothing to do with coparenting, and for some it gives them a false sence of empowerment. Like it's some sort of shield. And the lies that fly, it's just all together horrible. Oh and they want you to pay for it... No sir.

First they stole 90mins I had left and I misses the only 5min call I'm allowed every wensday which is very important to my 4 year old emotional health! And them after finally able to afford the premium service again none of the video calling is working! Don't waste you money on this app it's a tool to hurt parents relationships with there children not help! ScAM!...

I am court ordered to waste my time corresponding with a pot smoking, narcissist, who doesn't support us.
He uses the site for me to give 3rd party messages from, and rub in her face relationships she doesn't have with siblings due to his lies and manipulations.
She is almost 17, graduated from high school, and desires no relationship with this man, yet I'm forced to sit up at 9pm and respond so I'm following protocol and court orders, even though he doesn't.
Visitation was set for one hour SUPERVISED and she refuses to go. What does that tell you. If you want to be a parent, it start a at birth, not when it's convenient for you and the court. Ridiculous.

This is not an intuitive application. My X and I stopped using it because it didn't make sense and wasn't helpful. Please make sure you cancel before they charge your card again for the annual fee. I stopped using it and forgot that there is an annual charge. The day they charged my card I asked them to cancel. They refused to stop the charge and locked me into another year (that I wont use). And at a higher cost than I initially agreed to. Disappointing experience and they will never see another dime from me.

This site as 3-times more negative feedback than positive. Matthew H claims those negative reviews are lies. I can assure you, the negative reviews are wholly accurate. TALKING PARENTS is just a pathetic site with pathetic management/ownership/customer service. PERIOD. Read Matthew H with his review; then read what T. P. Kristin K says about his positive review. Sounds to me like Matthew and Kristin are perpetuating fraud against the public by making YOU think their site is great. It is not. TELL YOUR LAWYER NO... do not use the Talking Parents site.

I don't think co-parenting would've worked out if we had to communicate any other way. I have no complaints whatsoever. I've been using the web version. (Free) for three years now

This app was good until they updated their APP 2 days ago. Since then I can't get on. I've deleted it and tried to reinstall. I still can't get in it to communicate with my EX. STAY AWAY FROM THIS APP! I CANT EVEN SEND A SCREEN SHOT OF WHAT IT SAID BC I CANT GET INTO I!

My wife and I are 3 days into using this app, and being the narcissistic gaslighter that she is, she has only included words that clearly reflect that she cares nothing about our young daughter. Her goal is, and always has been, to use my poor baby to hurt me. Let me add, she has a recent DUI (her second) with a suspended license. Where is the Justice for dads who truly care about their children? Coparent, in my case, is a word that is 100% useless when one parent thinks that everything should be done their way and only their way. While I thought that this site would have rules and be monitored if someone is NOT in any way interested in coparenting, to me this app is useless too. PARENTS***** if your "Coparent" treats you badly, they are going to do the same to your children as they get older! ITs A GIVEN!

This is a necessity in high conflict cases. The format is very readable. Also nice to have in parenting situations with a lot of records such as special medical needs.

This site, while having good intentions, is not meant for all types of people. This site has done nothing but give me more anxiety than ever. Sure it's good for the courts to see and have proof of communications. However, it does not take into account of how it lets my ex harass and be a total bully to me and word things to always make me look bad, no matter what the circumstance. According to the judge, we have to respond to each other within a 24 hour time frame. So he'll just start posting random things that are ridiculous at a time he knows that I am busy and I have the kids. All of a sudden I will have 6 or 7 different messages. He'll be so busy posting things on talkingparents, taking things out of context. Or he'll go back to a subject that's previously been talked to death about. He forgets his own kids' birthday.
When it comes to a kid getting sick or hurt, he would rather know who to blame, other than asking about how the kid is actually doing.
The site seems to track times for communication of someone checking their mailbox, no one can alter anything. However, in order to not get into trouble because of the way the ex likes to manipulate everyone and everything, I have to be so careful how I word things. Nothing is ever simple.
Sadly, I have to keep my lawyer on retainer just to help me with the communication between us. And there's nothing you can do about harassement from the other party.

Attorneys and court systems tout this website/app as being great for coparenting but as a user for three years, I would strongly suggest you find an alternative means of communication.

The app is not free on your phone, but the website(with serve limitation/ software bugs is), this was poorly explained to me during the mediation process, and had I know the limitations of the app, I would not accept that for my coparenting agreement.

The software/ application is poorly supported, buggy, rarely updated and inconsistent with how messages are sent, received, etc. You can send messages that do not get received by your other partner for several hours. Same goes for dates.

As this app is relatively new, and most coparenting agreements will span the adolescence of children. I highly doubt this app will exist for 18+ years without being purchased or absorbed by another company, leaving you at the mercy of whatever the developer chooses to do after they have extracted as much cash as possible from unsuspecting abs confused parents.

If the app works for your specific situation, great but for most situations is a cash grab from insiders of the divorce legal world, that don't have anything substantial to offer.

Court order been over and my ex won't stop using this damn app as if she has a sense of power any type of emergency she uses this app when she can just simply call me.