Skip to content

Free Playbooks

Practical, no-fluff playbooks for co-parents who need real strategies, not theory. Written by people who have been through it. All free. No catch.

Playbooks are downloadable PDFs with step-by-step action plans you can print and follow. Guides are in-depth articles you read on-site: background, strategy, and context.

Browse guides
The High-Conflict Playbook
Free

The High-Conflict Playbook

Gray rock method, BIFF framework, parallel parenting, documentation strategies, and response scripts. 16 pages of practical tools for high-conflict custody situations.

Get Free Download
Court Prep Without Losing Your Mind
Free

Court Prep Without Losing Your Mind

What to bring, what to wear, how to address the judge, evidence organization, and the mistakes that lose cases. Your hearing prep companion.

Get Free Download
Documentation 101
Free

Documentation 101

What to document, how to document it, timestamp everything, build patterns the court can see. The foundation playbook.

Get Free Download
How to Respond Without Escalating
Free

How to Respond Without Escalating

Scripts and frameworks for texts, emails, and in-person exchanges that help you stay composed and consistent.

Get Free Download
Co-Parent Communication Guide
Free

Co-Parent Communication Guide

Parallel parenting setup, communication boundaries, app recommendations, and templates for every common scenario.

Get Free Download
Functional Depression: Parenting Through It
Free

Functional Depression: Parenting Through It

When you are going through hell but still have to make lunches. Honest strategies for parents in the trenches.

Get Free Download
The Custody Modification Playbook
Free

The Custody Modification Playbook

How to file for a modification, what courts consider a "material change," building your evidence, and the mistakes that get motions denied.

Get Free Download
Preparing for Trial
Free

Preparing for Trial

Trial prep from start to finish: evidence organization, witness preparation, opening and closing statements, cross-examination basics, and courtroom strategy.

Get Free Download
Working with a Guardian ad Litem
Free

Working with a Guardian ad Litem

What a GAL does, how they investigate, what they look for, how to prepare your home and your kids, and the behaviors that help (and hurt) your case.

Get Free Download
Instant PDF download, no credit card needed

Every playbook is free. Choose one above, enter your email on the download page, and get the PDF instantly. We built these because we needed them ourselves, and now they are yours.

Get Early Access

Stay prepared. Get custody tips in your inbox.

Free weekly insights for parents navigating family court. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.