Every tool you need to co-parent well
Jointly brings maintenance, contact scheduling, communication, documents, and your children’s wellbeing together. It's built for South African families and keeps everything calm, organised, and on record.
Finances and Payments
Maintenance tracked and settled without the arguments
Track what’s owed, confirm what’s paid, and keep a clean, timestamped record everyone can rely on.
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Maintenance tracking
Set up obligations and see exactly what’s due, paid, and outstanding at a glance.
Payment confirmation
Log payments and have the other parent confirm receipt, so nothing is in dispute.
Payment ledger
A complete, timestamped history of every payment in one organised place.
Shared expenses
Split costs, upload receipts, and raise reimbursement requests with a clear paper trail.
Maintenance calculator
Estimate fair amounts based on South African maintenance guidelines.
Arrears Maintenance
Clearly tracks arrears maintenance and minimises disputes about what is still owed.
Calendar and Contact Scheduling
A shared schedule both parents can trust
Plan contact scheduling, handovers, and events together, with approval flows so changes are always agreed on.
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Shared calendar
Month, week, day, and agenda views the whole family can rely on.
Contact scheduling templates
Apply common schedules, quickly and easily.
Change requests and approvals
Propose changes to events; nothing changes without both parents agreeing.
Handover scheduling
Plan pickups and drop-offs so everyone knows exactly where to be and when.
SA public holidays
South African holidays are built in, so planning around them is automatic.
Per-child arrangements
Different schedules for different children, all in one calendar.
Communication and Documents
Calm communication, kept safely on record
Message with formal-notice support, store every important document, and consult professionals, all in one secure place.
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Tamper free messaging
Calm, threaded conversations kept permanently on record; messages can’t be edited or deleted by anyone.
Formal notices
Mark a message as a formal notice when something needs to be official.
Starred messages
Pin the messages that matter so they’re easy to find later.
Document vault
Store court orders, parenting plans, and receipts with full version history.
Secure sharing
Share documents via short-lived signed links, private by default.
Video calling
Built-in video calls, with no third-party app required.
Consultation booking
Book sessions with mediators, psychologists and family law practitioners easily from the app.
Family Hub
Shared reference information both parents can rely on.
Smart Plan Import
Your parenting plan, set up in minutes
Upload your parenting plan or divorce settlement and Jointly's AI reads it, extracts your contact schedule and maintenance terms, and configures your account automatically - ready for you to review and confirm.
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Upload your parenting plan or divorce settlement as a PDF or Word document.
AI extraction
Jointly reads your document and identifies contact schedules, maintenance amounts, and key dates and information.
Auto-configuration
Your account is pre-configured based on what's in your plan - no manual data entry needed.
Review and confirm
See exactly what was extracted before anything goes live, with the ability to adjust.
Clause flagging
Ambiguous or conflicting terms are highlighted so nothing gets missed.
Children and Wellbeing
Everything about your children, in one place
Keep profiles, wellbeing notes, and reports organised and ready the moment you need them.
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Children profiles
Medical, school, and emergency details in one trusted place.
Mood tracking
Track how each child is feeling over time.
Private journal
A space for your own notes that the other parent can’t see.
SOS alerts
Raise an urgent alert when something needs immediate attention.
Reports and PDF export
Generate clear PDF reports and export your records whenever you need them.
Why parents choose Jointly
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Smart Plan Import
Upload your parenting plan and AI sets up your account automatically. Done in minutes.
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Tamper free messaging
Messages can't be edited or deleted by anyone. Mark formal notices. Everything stays on record.
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Built for SA maintenance law
SA maintenance calculator, and a full payment ledger built for SA law.
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Court-ready PDF reports
Export clean reports of payments, messages, and events anytime. Ready when you need them.
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Built for practitioners too
Dedicated plans for mediators, psychologists and family-law practitioners. Book consultations from inside the app.
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Wellbeing tools built in
Private journal, mood tracking per child, and SOS alerts. More than just a schedule.
Built for calmer co-parenting
"The maintenance ledger ended every "did you pay?" argument. Everything is logged and confirmed - there's nothing left to dispute."
Thandi M.
Co-parent, Johannesburg
"Handovers and school events finally live in one calendar we both trust. So much less back-and-forth."
Riaan V.
Co-parent, Cape Town
"As a mediator, having documents and messages in one organised place saves my clients real stress - and real money in billable hours."
Dr. N. Pillay
Family mediator, Durban
"We were communicating through lawyers for months. Jointly gave us a neutral space to talk about the kids without it escalating."
Nomsa K.
Co-parent, Pretoria
"The payment confirmation feature alone is worth it. My ex can't claim a payment was never received anymore - it's all on record."
Pieter B.
Co-parent, Stellenbosch
"Having all my children's medical, school, and emergency info in one place that we both have access to is a genuine game changer."
Ayanda S.
Co-parent, Durban
"Every court order, parenting plan, and receipt is in the document vault. No more searching through emails or WhatsApp threads."
Michele O.
Co-parent, Johannesburg
"The maintenance calculator helped us agree on a fair amount based on SA guidelines. The app settled the numbers before they became an argument."
Shaun L.
Co-parent, Gqeberha
"I was nervous about storing sensitive family information online. The POPIA compliance and encryption gave me the confidence to actually use it."
Fatima A.
Co-parent, Cape Town
"Setting up took about ten minutes. I uploaded our parenting plan and the app configured most of our schedule automatically. Genuinely impressed."
Brendon T.
Co-parent, Sandton
"My private journal is something I didn't know I needed. Being able to record my thoughts about the kids without it being shared - it helps."
Lerato M.
Co-parent, Pretoria
"The handover scheduling means both of us know exactly where to be and when. No more "I thought you were picking them up" messages."
Heinrich W.
Co-parent, Paarl
"I generated a PDF payment report for my attorney in under a minute. Clean, timestamped, and exactly what she needed."
Zanele D.
Co-parent, Umhlanga
"Being able to mark a message as a formal notice changed how seriously my co-parent takes our communication. It's not just chat anymore."
Claire B.
Co-parent, Johannesburg
"Jointly didn't fix our relationship, but it took the daily friction away. We're both more focused on the kids now."
Mark P.
Co-parent, Bloemfontein
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