Guides
Call Recording Laws by State (2026): Is It Legal to Record a Phone Call?
See every state's phone-call recording consent law at a glance: one-party vs. all-party, the exact statute, and what it means for documenting a co-parent for custody.
Read the guideHow to Document Co-Parenting for Court: The Complete System (2026)
The complete, first-hand system for documenting co-parenting for family court: what to record, the admissible format judges trust, how to preserve texts and calls, and the mistakes that get evidence thrown out.
Read the guideHow to Recover Deleted Text Messages for Court (Seal Them Before They're Gone)
The fastest way to protect deleted texts for court is to seal your own copy now. Here is how to preserve, export, and organize the thread the right way.
Read the guideOurFamilyWizard Alternatives: The Real Cost and What No App Captures (2026)
OurFamilyWizard costs $110-$300/year per parent in 2026. Compare TalkingParents pricing, fee waivers, and the off-app evidence no co-parenting tool captures.
Read the guideThe Best Co-Parenting App for High-Conflict Situations (2026)
The best co-parenting app for high-conflict cases captures the off-platform calls, texts, and deleted messages into a dated, court-ready record you can use.
Read the guideCall-recording laws by state
Consent rules change at the state line. Check your state before you rely on a recording.
Is It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Alabama? (2026)
Alabama is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, including the interstate trap and how to keep a record that holds up.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Alaska? (2026)
Alaska is a one-party consent state: you may record a call or conversation you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Arizona? (2026)
Arizona is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Arkansas? (2026)
Arkansas is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, including the interstate trap and how to keep a record that holds up.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in California? (2026)
California requires all-party consent. Here is how a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict stays lawful with an announced, dated archive.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Colorado? (2026)
Colorado is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, and where the felony line sits.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Connecticut? (2026)
Connecticut requires all-party consent, a recorded verbal notice, or a warning tone to lawfully record a call. Here is how a parent documenting co-parenting stays compliant.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Delaware? (2026)
Delaware's own statutes disagree with each other. Here is why the prudent rule for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict is all-party consent.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Florida? (2026)
Florida requires all-party consent for private conversations, backed by felony penalties. Here is how a parent documenting co-parenting stays lawful.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Georgia? (2026)
Georgia is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Hawaii? (2026)
Hawaii is a one-party consent state, with a carve-out for recordings made to commit a crime. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Idaho? (2026)
Idaho is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Illinois? (2026)
Illinois requires all-party consent and treats eavesdropping as a felony. Here is how a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict stays lawful with an announced, dated archive.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Indiana? (2026)
Indiana is a one-party consent state: if you are on the call, you may record it. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, and where the line sits.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Iowa? (2026)
Iowa is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict — and why Iowa's penalty for getting it wrong is unusually severe.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Kansas? (2026)
Kansas is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, including the Kansas Supreme Court case that settled the rule.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Kentucky? (2026)
Kentucky is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Louisiana? (2026)
Louisiana is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Maine? (2026)
Maine is a one-party consent state for phone calls: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Maryland? (2026)
Maryland requires all-party consent and enforces it as a felony with civil liability on top. Here is how a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict stays lawful with an announced, dated archive.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Massachusetts? (2026)
Massachusetts bans secret recording outright, even by a participant. Here is how a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict stays lawful with an announced, dated archive.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Michigan? (2026)
Michigan's eavesdropping law reads all-party but has a contested participant exception. Here is why Copareo treats Michigan as all-party and how a parent stays lawful with an announced, dated archive.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Minnesota? (2026)
Minnesota is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, and the penalties for getting it wrong.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Mississippi? (2026)
Mississippi is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Missouri? (2026)
Missouri allows one-party consent for phone calls, but the same statute treats in-person conversations differently. Here is what a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict needs to know.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Montana? (2026)
Montana requires everyone on the call to know it is being recorded. Here is what Mont. Code Ann. § 45-8-213 actually says, and how a parent documenting a custody conflict stays lawful.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Nebraska? (2026)
Nebraska is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, including the felony penalty for recording calls you are not on.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Nevada? (2026)
Nevada's wiretapping law reads like a one-party rule, but the state Supreme Court has held that phone calls require everyone's consent. Here is what NRS 200.620 and Lane v. Allstate mean for a parent documenting co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in New Hampshire? (2026)
New Hampshire requires the consent of everyone on the call before you record it — and treats a violation as a felony. Here is what N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 570-A:2 says and how to document a custody conflict lawfully.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in New Jersey? (2026)
New Jersey is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in New Mexico? (2026)
New Mexico is a one-party consent state for telephone calls: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, including a scope quirk courts have not fully settled.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in New York? (2026)
New York is a one-party consent state: you can record a conversation you are part of without telling the other person. Here is what that means for a co-parenting dispute.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in North Carolina? (2026)
North Carolina is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict — and why the penalty for getting it wrong is a felony, not a misdemeanor.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in North Dakota? (2026)
North Dakota is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, including a felony penalty and a scope quirk on cellphone calls.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Ohio? (2026)
Ohio is a one-party consent state: recording a call you are part of is legal without telling the other person. Here is what that means for a co-parenting dispute.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Oklahoma? (2026)
Oklahoma is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, including the felony penalty and why there is no separate civil lawsuit here.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Oregon? (2026)
Oregon has a hybrid rule: phone calls need only one party's consent, but in-person conversations require telling everyone present first. Here is what that split means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Pennsylvania? (2026)
Pennsylvania requires the consent of everyone on the call before you record it, and treats a violation as a felony. Here is what the Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act says and how to document a custody conflict lawfully.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Rhode Island? (2026)
Rhode Island is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, and the felony line you must not cross.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in South Carolina? (2026)
South Carolina is a one-party consent state: you may record a call or conversation you take part in. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in South Dakota? (2026)
South Dakota is a one-party consent state, confirmed by its own Supreme Court. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Tennessee? (2026)
Tennessee is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of, including a cellphone call. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Texas? (2026)
Texas is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Utah? (2026)
Utah is a one-party consent state: you may record a call or conversation you take part in. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Vermont? (2026)
Vermont has no state recording-consent law, so federal one-party consent applies: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Virginia? (2026)
Virginia is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, including the felony penalty and the civil lawsuit that goes with it.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Washington State? (2026)
Washington requires everyone on the call to consent before it is recorded. Here is what RCW 9.73.030 says, why a clear announcement is enough, and how to document a co-parenting conflict lawfully in Washington State.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Washington, D.C.? (2026)
Washington, D.C. is a one-party consent jurisdiction: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, and the felony line for wiretapping.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in West Virginia? (2026)
West Virginia is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, and the felony line for eavesdropping.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Wisconsin? (2026)
Wisconsin is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict.
Read the guideIs It Legal to Record a Phone Call in Wyoming? (2026)
Wyoming is a one-party consent state: you may record a call you are part of. Here is what that means for a parent documenting a co-parenting conflict, and the felony penalty for crossing the line.
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