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Clearhavn

The calm, cross-platform alternative to MyCourtClerk and Alimentor.

Clearhavn

Clearhavn Reviews and Details

This page is designed to help you find out whether Clearhavn is good and if it is the right choice for you.

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Features & Specs

  1. Event log with linked evidence

    Document what happened with date, severity, location, and per-event photos, screenshots, or PDFs attached directly to the event.

  2. Pattern detection across issues

    Tag events by issue (schedule, communication, school, medical); Clearhavn surfaces recurring patterns automatically across the timeline.

  3. Court-ready PDF chronology (Pro)

    One-click PDF export of the full case, formatted for hearings with attachments included. Hand to your attorney or bring to court.

  4. Read-only attorney sharing (Pro)

    Invite your attorney by email; they get a clean read-only view of the chronology, evidence, and witnesses. Revoke anytime.

  5. Cross-platform sync

    Native iOS app and web app keep your case in sync across every device. No platform lock-in, no one-time purchase trap.

  6. Calendar with email + push reminders

    Track hearings, deadlines, and exchanges in a unified calendar. Email and push reminders fire 24 hours and 1 hour ahead.

  7. Privacy-first (PIN lock + panic exit)

    Session PIN, instant panic-exit screen, and no data shared without your control. Built knowing your device might be seen.

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Questions & Answers

As answered by people managing Clearhavn.
  1. What makes Clearhavn unique?

    Clearhavn is built specifically for family-law cases — custody, support, protective orders — not generic case management.

    • Cross-platform: where Alimentor 2 is iPhone-only and a one-time purchase, Clearhavn syncs across web and iOS (Android in beta).
    • Calm UX: where MyCourtClerk's interface is heavier, Clearhavn stays focused on documentation.
    • Pattern detection: where a spreadsheet stops working at 50 events, Clearhavn tags events by issue and surfaces recurring patterns automatically — eleven late pickups become visible as a pattern, not just three you happen to remember.
  2. Why should a person choose Clearhavn over its competitors?

    If you're preparing for a custody hearing or working with an attorney, you spend more time documenting than scheduling — and existing tools either focus on co-parent communication (OurFamilyWizard, TalkingParents) or scheduling (Custody X Change). Clearhavn focuses on the documentation layer: events with linked evidence, witnesses, court orders, and a one-click court-ready chronology PDF.

    • Price: $12/month vs $40/month for MyCourtClerk.
    • Platform: web + iOS + Android, not iPhone-only like Alimentor 2.
    • Free plan: covers one case forever, so you can try the full documentation flow before paying anything.
  3. How would you describe the primary audience of Clearhavn?

    Primary audience: self-represented parents preparing for custody, support, or protective-order hearings — people who need a court-ready record but can't justify $40-100/month per parent.

    Secondary audience: parents working with a family-law attorney who want to show up to meetings organized instead of emailing 47 unsorted screenshots. Pro plans include read-only attorney sharing so counsel can review the case on their own time.

  4. What's the story behind Clearhavn?

    Ryan Marshall built Clearhavn after going through his own family-law case and realizing the existing tools fell into three buckets: spreadsheets that fell apart at 50 events, iPhone-only apps stuck in a one-time-purchase model from a decade ago, or enterprise legal software priced for law firms. There wasn't a calm, modern, cross-platform tool built for the parent — just for the lawyer or the time tracker.

    Clearhavn is what he needed at 11 PM on a Sunday trying to assemble a chronology before a Wednesday hearing. It's now used by self-represented parents and clients of family-law attorneys to organize their case into a clear, court-ready record.

  5. Which are the primary technologies used for building Clearhavn?

    • Web: Next.js 15 (App Router) with TypeScript, deployed on Vercel with Cloudflare DNS.
    • Mobile: native iOS app built with Expo (React Native), sharing a custom HMAC-signed bearer-token API with the web backend.
    • Data: Neon Postgres with Drizzle ORM. Cloudflare R2 for evidence file storage.
    • Auth & billing: Auth.js v5 for web sessions. Stripe for subscriptions.
    • Infrastructure: Resend + React Email for transactional and onboarding mail, Sentry for error monitoring, Plausible for cookieless analytics, Cloudflare Turnstile for signup CAPTCHA.

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