Documentation
Learn how to use SharedAnchor features and integrations.
SharedAnchor Connector
Connect your SharedAnchor account to Claude or ChatGPT for read-only access to your expenses, payments, and custody calendar.
Account and profile
Open Settings, edit your profile name and phone number, and save the change. Your email is fixed and cannot be changed yet.
Biometric app lock
How to unlock the SharedAnchor iPhone app with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode.
Calendar
How the SharedAnchor custody calendar works: set up a schedule, handle overrides and day swaps, add child events, and export a report.
Connected apps
See which AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT can read your records, and disconnect any of them at any time. Access is read-only.
Managing your pairing
View and manage your co-parent connection in SharedAnchor, including what happens to your shared records if you leave the pair.
Manage expense categories
Create and manage the expense categories that group your shared costs in SharedAnchor, such as medical, school, and activities.
External payments
Record off-platform payments (Venmo, cash, check, Zelle) and confirm, correct, or dispute each one. SharedAnchor never holds funds.
Children and family settings
Add children to your family with a first name and birth year, and understand verified, waiting, and needs-review status from your co-parent.
Finishing onboarding
Finish SharedAnchor onboarding: complete your profile, give e-sign consent, and use solo mode before your co-parent joins.
Forwarded email intake
Forward receipts, invoices, and school emails to SharedAnchor. Recognized senders become expense or event drafts, or a Needs your input review item.
Getting started
Get started with SharedAnchor: create your account, invite your co-parent, choose your platform, and learn what SharedAnchor does and does not do.
Home dashboard
What the SharedAnchor Home dashboard shows: your shared balance, recent activity, and quick actions to common tasks.
Privacy policy and terms
Where to read the SharedAnchor Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, and what each document covers in plain language.
Manage shared expenses
View shared expenses and balances, approve or decline, open expense detail, make corrections, and settle up in SharedAnchor.
Notifications
Turn on notifications, read your notifications inbox, and choose which alerts you get. Push alerts never include names or amounts.
Privacy and account management
Remove co-parent access without notifying them, request a data export, or delete your account, and see how SharedAnchor protects your records.
Professional access
Invite one attorney or mediator to a read-only view of your records, see the invitation status, and revoke their access at any time.
Reports and exports
How to export SharedAnchor records: readable and court-ready reports of expenses, external payments, and custody history, plus download status.
Sign in and account access
How to sign in to SharedAnchor with email, Google, or Apple, reset a forgotten password, and finish email verification.
Subscription and billing
Compare the $7 web subscription with the $8.99 iPhone App Store subscription, and learn how to purchase and manage each option.
Track an expense
Step-by-step guide to tracking a co-parenting expense in SharedAnchor: scan a receipt or enter it manually, get it approved, and record the settling payment.
Website and resources
Where to find the SharedAnchor website: the home page, pricing, guides, the court page, the expense tracker page, and developer docs.