The Steadycase Podcast
Short episodes that each answer one practical question about organizing a family-court case. Watch or listen here. Each episode has its own page with the full transcript. Hosted by David Martino, a licensed family-law attorney.
Episodes explain organization habits and Steadycase tools. They do not tell you what to file, what a court will admit, or how a judge will rule on your case.
Episodes
The first three episodes build on each other: a habit for capturing records, a packet for one court date, and one place for the whole case.
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How to Get a Text Conversation Off Your Phone and Into a Dated File
How do I get a text conversation off my phone and into a dated file I can find later?
- Why a screenshot can lose the date, the sender and the question before the answer.
- Free export routes first, for Android and for iPhone with a Mac.
- Checking the export, naming the file, and logging where it is saved.
- Three questions, including what to do before you get a new phone.
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How to Keep Your Whole Custody Case Organized in One Place
How do I keep the whole case findable for months, not just one hearing packet?
- What a trial notebook is, and why attorneys who try cases keep one.
- The Custody Trial Notebook’s main sections, and where to begin for your stage of the case.
- How the logbook and the working packet connect to the notebook.
- Three practical questions, including Excel, Google Sheets, or paper.
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How to Organize Your Documents for a Family Court Hearing
How do I get my files ready for a court hearing so I can find what I need?
- The difference between a working packet and a pile of screenshots.
- Why organizing what you might show stays separate from courtroom strategy.
- A short fictional example of building one packet.
- Practical follow-up questions.
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How to Document Co-Parenting Issues Without Making It a Second Job
How can I document important events without turning it into a second full-time job?
- A five-field log entry: date, time, who, what happened, and where the file is saved.
- Why a screenshot alone is not enough, and why to keep the full conversation.
- The difference between your archive and a working packet for one court date.
- One fictional parent’s example, start to finish.
