Family Law Chronology
Cited chronologies of messages, emails, financial records, and any other documents you believe to be relevant.

Thousands of messages. One timeline you can check line by line.

Send me the text threads, emails and co-parenting app exports in your matter. You get back a dated chronology of what matters, and every entry cites the page it came from, so you can verify any line in seconds.

$500 flat per chronology, up to 5,000 pages

Over 5,000 pages: 10 cents per additional page. Standard delivery: 48 hours.

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Why a cited timeline

In a custody dispute, the messages between the parents are often the best evidence of how each of them communicates, honors the schedule and supports the child's relationship with the other parent. The problem is volume. Nobody can put four thousand texts in front of a judge.

A chronology lets you find the entries that matter and go straight to the original. Because each entry carries its source page, you are never relying on my summary of what someone said. You can read the message itself.

The chronology is a work product for counsel. It does not authenticate messages or make anything admissible; that remains a matter for you and the court.

What a page looks like

SAMPLE. Every name, date and message below is invented.
DateFromEntrySource
Mar 3, 2025FatherAsks to swap the March 8 weekend for March 15 because of a work trip.Export p. 41
Mar 3, 2025MotherDeclines the swap; says the child has a birthday party March 15.Export p. 41
Mar 8, 2025FatherMessages at 6:12 p.m. that he is outside for pickup; no reply in thread.Export p. 44
Mar 8, 2025MotherReplies at 9:40 p.m. that the child was asleep and pickup can happen tomorrow.Export p. 44
Apr 19, 2025MotherInforms Father of a school conference on April 24 and asks if he will attend.Export p. 58

How it works

  1. Upload the exports: phone text exports, email PDFs, OurFamilyWizard, TalkingParents or AppClose reports. Upload records.
  2. Tell me the issues you care about (the schedule, communication, safety, finances, et al.).
  3. Get back the chronology with every entry cited to its source page.

Thirty days after final delivery I destroy your records and my working files for the matter and send you a signed certificate of destruction.

Contact

David A. Black
525A Kendall Avenue, Crockett, CA 94525
510-990-5636

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