Talking Parents

My ex will say he needs to think about things or needs more information despite a ruling that clearly outlines our roles. He'll say he needs to think about my vacation with the kids that is a month away and he'll ignore the issue. The lawyers say "use talking parents." Then I don't get answers from him and he waits until the last second to say no. Then it's "mom does what she wants despite dad's objections, mom doesn't care about the best interest of the child." He cancels appointments if I put them on the calendar too early and he either takes my child when he is available or schedules them not on my day off. On my days with the kids, he schedule appointments and says he gave notice and then he shows up to everything and gets dr notes from MY KIDS' doctors for HIS fmla even though I'm there to bring them! This app has done nothing but add a safety blanket for his abuse, which I've endured since I was 18almost 16 years.

My ex decided that he wants to pay me through the accountable payments. My primary bank account couldn't be verified (despite being open for over 3 years) so I opened an account at a credit union. That account couldn't be verified either so I went and opened a third bank account which thankfully was verified. My ex sent me a payment on Sunday, 5/2. The email from Talking Parents said that it could take up to 2 business days to show up in my bank account. Today is Thursday, 5/6 and the payment has yet to be sent to my account. The status on Talking Parents is still "pending". I've reached out to customer service and they haven't responded. I have tried to get help from Dwolla and my bank and this issue lies with Talking Parents. I'm so beyond frustrated and will be looking for a different website for communication between us as well as a different way for my ex to pay me.

The app itself is good, functionally but the concept of the app is terrible. The other parent just uses the app as if its being monitored 24/7 and says whatever they can to make themselves sound better. Basically giving a fake image of themselves to Talking Parents and make out like they are something they aren't. I cant stand using it but I have to through court order. We have been communicating on here for about 2 years and if anything I think it has made our relationship as co-parents WORST. His wife and mother log into the app while hes at work and send me messages and I know this because he cant have a phone at his job and I can just call and see when hes there so its all around just a bad idea unless you and your ex have a good relationship.

I am court ordered to waste my time corresponding with a pot smoking, narcissist, who doesn't support us.
He uses the site for me to give 3rd party messages from, and rub in her face relationships she doesn't have with siblings due to his lies and manipulations.
She is almost 17, graduated from high school, and desires no relationship with this man, yet I'm forced to sit up at 9pm and respond so I'm following protocol and court orders, even though he doesn't.
Visitation was set for one hour SUPERVISED and she refuses to go. What does that tell you. If you want to be a parent, it start a at birth, not when it's convenient for you and the court. Ridiculous.

This is not an intuitive application. My X and I stopped using it because it didn't make sense and wasn't helpful. Please make sure you cancel before they charge your card again for the annual fee. I stopped using it and forgot that there is an annual charge. The day they charged my card I asked them to cancel. They refused to stop the charge and locked me into another year (that I wont use). And at a higher cost than I initially agreed to. Disappointing experience and they will never see another dime from me.

This site as 3-times more negative feedback than positive. Matthew H claims those negative reviews are lies. I can assure you, the negative reviews are wholly accurate. TALKING PARENTS is just a pathetic site with pathetic management/ownership/customer service. PERIOD. Read Matthew H with his review; then read what T. P. Kristin K says about his positive review. Sounds to me like Matthew and Kristin are perpetuating fraud against the public by making YOU think their site is great. It is not. TELL YOUR LAWYER NO... do not use the Talking Parents site.

This site, while having good intentions, is not meant for all types of people. This site has done nothing but give me more anxiety than ever. Sure it's good for the courts to see and have proof of communications. However, it does not take into account of how it lets my ex harass and be a total bully to me and word things to always make me look bad, no matter what the circumstance. According to the judge, we have to respond to each other within a 24 hour time frame. So he'll just start posting random things that are ridiculous at a time he knows that I am busy and I have the kids. All of a sudden I will have 6 or 7 different messages. He'll be so busy posting things on talkingparents, taking things out of context. Or he'll go back to a subject that's previously been talked to death about. He forgets his own kids' birthday.
When it comes to a kid getting sick or hurt, he would rather know who to blame, other than asking about how the kid is actually doing.
The site seems to track times for communication of someone checking their mailbox, no one can alter anything. However, in order to not get into trouble because of the way the ex likes to manipulate everyone and everything, I have to be so careful how I word things. Nothing is ever simple.
Sadly, I have to keep my lawyer on retainer just to help me with the communication between us. And there's nothing you can do about harassement from the other party.

So Florida owns a site that governs communication between family in California? Also why does an internet site require that I print out a PDF then have it notarized then mail it in to TalkingParents.com when I simply lost my password - which in turn takes a longer time to speak with the woman who is alienating me from my child on a retroactive case? Furthermore, what search engine are the lawyers indexed from? Do they work for the site? Do you promote them? Last question would be - why not simply use a www.protonmail.com account instead of talking parents? Its free and if two people are emailing each other and one parent has deleted messages (you look at printouts of the two parents)=(timestamps) you know they were trying to trick whomever is reading the printout of call logs and could stop them from talking about they're child more so than you could have before (also cellphone companies can and will print out all your texts between you and another party. Thanks reading & I'd like a response.

This app is like being treated like a child. If two parents can't talk then sure you get two stars. No normal adult needs to be monitored like this.

It can be useful only when it's working, but can be documented, but through who's integrity. I've used it, never abused it, but can be taken advantage of. Only as long as your willing to be willing to quickly make arrangements to go back to court. This site does nothing unless you want it to. Again, as long as it's working. If your phone stops working, make a new gmail, if you don't know your gmail, make a new one. Problem after that, must make sure you get linked back up to talking parents, because an invite doesn't have to be accepted. If they don't except, you just tell customer support that the other parent won't except, then provide the old email for your account as well as the new email, both parties names including the child's, and the child birth date. Customer service will then swap emails for that account and you can continue on where you left off to avoid the delay when the party isn't being cooperative, and disregarding the websites providing ways of communication. Or that may be the full process, all I had to do was give them my full name and old email, and the next day it was done. First explanation of situation 24 hrs you get a response, ask your name 24 hrs, then ask your email, 24 response of swap.