Use names that are clear to everyone
Choose labels your children and caregivers recognize. If both parents use the same name, add a familiar distinction for logistics. Confirm that school and medical contact records use the correct names through those organizations’ own processes.
Make the ordinary details explicit
Write down school collection, overnight care, travel, and shared expenses. Decide how requests are confirmed. These details deserve the same care whether both parents use Mom, both use Dad, or your family uses other names.
Separate identity from permission
A label or color in CoFam does not establish legal parenthood. Select app roles according to the access you intend to share. Questions about recognition, adoption, or decision-making authority belong with an appropriate legal professional.
Build the shared view
CoFam lets you choose member labels and colors and keep a shared schedule for the children. One family subscription covers invited members within the plan’s limits; the other parent does not need a second subscription to participate.
Can both parents use the same label?
Choose the labels your family uses, with a distinction if that makes pickups and schedule entries clearer.
Does choosing Parent in the app establish legal rights?
No. It grants app permissions, not legal parenthood or decision-making authority outside CoFam.
Bring your agreed care dates and family details together. → Family setup in CoFam