Frequently asked questions

Go to the homepage and click "Sign Up". You can create an account with your email address or via Google. Once signed up, you can create or join a co-parenting household.

In the custody simulator, open the settings and click "Add child". Enter their first name, school level, and class type. You can then configure their custom custody schedule.

Yes. Alternating weeks, alternating weekends, 2-2-5-5, or a custom day-by-day schedule, with school holidays and public holidays for your country and zone.

Create a date range for an extended family stay or a swap, validate it, then propose it to your co-parent. They can accept or decline from messaging. The exception then appears on the calendar.

Yes. Create a single-mother or single-father household. The child stays with the primary parent by default. Stays with extended family (grandparents, relatives) are planned as exceptions, with the same calendar.

In the co-parenting space, manage your household and generate an invitation code. Share this code with your co-parent: they simply need to enter it to join the household and access the shared calendar.

From the household management, each parent can invite read-only observers. These relatives will only see the calendar of the children you authorize them to, without access to messaging.

Yes. If you have children from multiple relationships, each relationship has its own fully isolated household. Switch between them without mixing calendars, exceptions, or messages.

In the simulator, click "Export". You download an ICS file per parent covering the full school year. Import it into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook.

Yes. The PDF lists each message with its date, time, and the author name. A digital fingerprint is computed at export time to guarantee content integrity.

Installation is done via HACS: add the custom repository github.com/Jackngl/custody, then restart your Home Assistant instance. Find "Custody" in the integrations.

The integration exposes sensors: current parent, next handover, custody type, public holidays, and school breaks. You can use them in your automations and Lovelace dashboards.

Yes. Enable advanced options in the Custody integration, authorize Google Calendar sync, and set the window (up to 730 days).

We recommend the Mushroom card for its modern visuals. The integration also exposes data for creating your own custom cards with the current custody state.

Check that you are signed in and your co-parent is active in the household. Messaging requires an account and internet connection. If issues persist, use the contact form.

Yes. The interactive calendar, co-parenting space, messaging, and exports are completely free. No subscriptions, no ads. An optional account lets you save your data.

Contact us via the contact form with the "Privacy, GDPR" category. We will process your deletion request promptly in accordance with GDPR.

France (zones A, B, C, Corsica, overseas), Belgium (communities), Switzerland (cantons), Luxembourg, and Quebec. Public holidays and school breaks are loaded automatically based on the chosen zone.

Four modes: full month (July/August), calendar fortnights, strict fortnights, or exact midpoint. The split follows the configurable even/odd year parity.

Yes. In the simulator settings, adjust the start and end times for custody. Exceptions and public holidays use this same time by default.