OurFamilyWizard

OurFamilyWizard

David Kennedy and Jay D. Prentice founded OurFamilyWizard in 1997 out of a frustration with paper-based parenting plans. The company built the first web-based shared calendar and expense tracking tool designed specifically for co-parents, initially targeting family law attorneys and mediators as distribution channels (per public record, 1997). The firm operates as a fee-for-service software business, not an investment vehicle. Its core product includes shared custody calendars, secure messaging, expense tracking, and a journal that courts can accept as admissible evidence in custody proceedings. No external venture capital has been disclosed; the founders appear to have self-funded and grown organically. The platform integrates with about 200 family law practices and is cited in court orders across dozens of U.S. jurisdictions. OurFamilyWizard's headquarters remains in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company does not disclose employee count or annual revenue. In 2022, the firm introduced a mobile app redesign and expanded Spanish-language support, signaling continued product investment (per the company, 2022). No foundation or adjacent investment vehicle is publicly associated with the firm. The company's structural differentiator is its niche as a court-sanctioned tool — judges and mediators routinely recommend or mandate the platform, creating a regulatory moat that makes the firm a de facto utility in family law. This lock-in is deeper than typical SaaS because the product is embedded in legal processes rather than discretionary consumer choice.