Guides

For parents keeping a record of contact with their child. England and Wales. Every rule and case is cited so you can read it yourself.

• Keeping a contact record for the family court: what to write, what to leave out

  The bundle rules changed on 2 March 2026 and now exclude “notes of contact visits” unless a judge directs otherwise. What that means in practice, why two 2025 judgments treated a parent’s diary in opposite ways, what each entry should contain, and how a record actually reaches the court.

  Last reviewed 13 September 2026

• What a filtered contact report looks like

  A three-page PDF produced by Arrangements Log from a fictional month: the summary, the dated entries with scheduled and actual times, and the closing note on how the record was prepared. Every entry is invented.

  PDF, 35 KB

• A free chronology template for child arrangements cases

  A printable A4 chronology with a worked example: one row per event, one sentence of fact, and a reference to where it can be checked. With what Practice Direction 27A says about chronologies, and what to leave out.

  Last reviewed 30 September 2026 · PDF, 8 KB

• Arrangements Log vs OurFamilyWizard: an honest comparison

  A shared platform both parents join, and a private record one parent keeps. What each does, what each costs in the UK, where the data is kept, and where OurFamilyWizard is the better choice.

  Last checked 30 September 2026

• Arrangements Log vs Casewell: an honest comparison

  Two private, single-parent record apps. How they differ on price, platforms, attachments, AI rewriting and analytics, and where Casewell is the better choice.

  Last checked 30 September 2026