Keep a sensitive file private, and on schedule.
A divorce or custody matter carries deadlines that cannot slip and details the whole firm should not see. Esqase restricts a matter to named members and holds every hearing on one calendar.
Private where it has to be, and on schedule
Restrict a matter to the members you name, or open it from a template that starts that way. The checklist a custody file needs comes with it, and every hearing lands on the firm calendar.
Screen both parties against your existing contacts, so a prior relationship on either side surfaces before you take the case. Every check is saved on the record.
Conflict checkingTask lists and templates
The hearing and filing checklist, reused every time.
Calendar and events
Every hearing and support deadline on one calendar.
Draft the agreement, and get it signed
A settlement agreement or a parenting plan should not need a trip to the office. Draft it from your own template, send each party a private signing link, and file every version on the matter.
The checklist, the parties, and the record.
Read the task templates docsTasks
Task lists and templates
Build the checklist a divorce or custody matter moves through, and reuse it on the next one.
Matter-type checklists
One list per case type, reused every time.
Due dates relative to open
Deadlines that count from when the case opened.
Contacts
Working with contacts
Track both parties, children, and other contacts on the matter, without confusion.
Every party on record
Spouses, children, and other contacts, linked.
Conflict checking included
Screen before you take either side.
Communication
Communication logs
Keep every call and email with a client on the matter, where the whole team reads the same account.
Sent from your own mailbox
Gmail and Outlook mail is logged as it goes out.
Logged against the matter
Attached to the case that it concerns.
Set the file up before the work starts.
Browse the docsFAQs
Privacy, deadlines, both parties, signing, and the checklist.
How private is a restricted matter?
Set a matter's view permissions to specific members and only those members open it. It is not on the matters list or the stages board for anyone else at the firm. Where a colleague has to work the firm's money or run a conflict check, the row still counts but reads Restricted matter, with no number, no title, and no link.
Does Esqase calculate family court deadlines for me?
No. Esqase does not calculate deadlines from a jurisdiction's family court rules. You set the date, typically as a task due relative to when the matter opened, and Esqase then tracks it and shows it on the firm calendar beside the hearings.
Can both parties be tracked without confusing who we represent?
Yes. Add every relevant party, spouse, child, or other contact, as their own contact linked to the matter, and run a conflict check before you engage so a prior relationship with either side surfaces early.
Can a settlement agreement or parenting plan be signed remotely?
Yes. Add each party as a signer and they get their own private link to review and sign from any device, without a joint trip to the office. Each signer only sees the fields assigned to them, and Sign in order holds the second party back until the first has signed.
Is there a record of communication with a client through a difficult matter?
Communication logs keep a record of calls and emails attached to the matter, visible to anyone assigned to it, so the whole team has the same account of what has been discussed and when.
Can a checklist repeat for every divorce or custody matter?
Yes. Build a task list template with the steps a case type always needs and attach it to a matter template, so every new matter of that kind opens with the same checklist and dates already in place.