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Accord · Family Court · Product Prototype

AccordCo-ParentingBuilt on Trust.

Court-safe communication. A verifiable record.

A pre-launch co-parenting platform designed around one hard truth: every message may become evidence. The current work includes functioning parent and professional browser prototypes, a genuine SHA-256 hash chain, certified-record generation, and a complete build and safety blueprint.

JavaScript PrototypesWeb Crypto / SHA-256Postgres + RLS SpecWORM Storage DesignREST API SpecSafety-First UX
Accord / Parent messaging prototype — SHA-256 record verification
Accord / Parent messaging prototype — SHA-256 record verification
Accord / Phase 0 prototype

Parent access

Free by design

The parent app removes cost as a barrier to a documented communication channel.

Integrity

SHA-256 chained

The live prototype detects a changed character and identifies the broken entry.

Professional

Certified exports

A separate read-only portal generates records, declarations, and filing exhibits.

Project overview / prototype and build details

Parent messaging prototype — a real SHA-256 chain verifies every entry
Parent messaging prototype — a real SHA-256 chain verifies every entry
Certified communication record — authentication code, hashes, and integrity status
Certified communication record — authentication code, hashes, and integrity status
Professional portal — neutral factual signals and read-only case oversight
Professional portal — neutral factual signals and read-only case oversight

The Problem

Screenshots and ordinary text threads are easy to challenge, edit, or strip of context, while established co-parenting tools can cost each parent hundreds of dollars a year. The product explores a more accessible record that reduces authentication disputes without pretending software can guarantee admissibility.

The Build

01

Prove the evidentiary core first

The parent prototype uses the browser's real Web Crypto API. Every entry is SHA-256 hashed with the previous hash; verify, alter one message, and the chain visibly fails at that exact entry.

02

One record, two carefully separated views

Parents get messaging, a pre-send tone check, attachments, and record generation. Legal professionals get read-only case oversight, certified exports, custodian declarations, and a verbatim exhibit builder.

03

Safety through deliberate removals

The design removes parent-facing read receipts, presence tracking, location sharing, and live surveillance patterns. Delivered attachments strip metadata while the original digest remains committed to the record.

04

Blueprint the production spine honestly

The build spec calls for Postgres append-only tables, row-level security, immutable access logs, object-locked storage, hourly external timestamp anchoring, and an offline verifier. Those controls are planned infrastructure, not production claims.

The Outcome

Phase 0 is complete: working browser prototypes, a real tamper demo, a professional portal, certified-export workflow, API/data model, and governing security and safety documents. The product is now gated on counsel and domestic-violence advocate review; no production system or real case data exists yet.

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