Why we built this.

SquareLog is the evidence engine for self-represented (pro se) parents in Connecticut family court — and the record their attorneys, when they have one, wish they were handed.

The asymmetry

Opposing counsel has a paralegal who can produce the date, the receipt, and the exchange log on demand. The other side — a parent doing this themselves — has a Notes app, a year of texts, and a memory of last Tuesday that may or may not be right. That is not a fair fight. It is also not because the system is stacked against pro se litigants. It is because the filing is.

SquareLog closes that gap. Two minutes a day, the things that happen become timestamped, signed, immutable entries. Plain-language queries pull the relevant Connecticut statute and case law out of a corpus already built. Court declarations draft from your own record, with every paragraph citing an exhibit. The same materials counsel would normally bill hours to reconstruct — you walk in with them.

Who builds it

SquareLog is built and operated by Steven Ackley, a Connecticut-based software engineer. He is not an attorney. SquareLog is not a law firm and does not employ attorneys in any capacity that creates a professional relationship with users. What SquareLog provides is software — record-keeping, retrieval, and drafting tools — not legal advice.

The product is small and focused on purpose. There is no sales team, no investor pressure to broaden scope, and no incentive to make claims the product cannot back up. If you have feedback — especially the kind that stings — [email protected] goes straight to the person making decisions.

Why Connecticut, why Title 46b

Deep, not broad. SquareLog covers the jurisdiction the founder lives in, governed by a statute we can read top to bottom and a corpus of published opinions we can stand behind. The architecture is jurisdiction-aware — additional states will be added as their statutes and case law are ingested, reviewed, and integrated with the same care. Until then, we say what we cover and we say what we do not.

What SquareLog isn’t

• Not a law firm. No attorney-client relationship is created by your use of this service.
• Not legal advice. Output is a starting point for review — by you, your attorney, or both — never a finished legal document.
• Not a substitute for counsel. When you can afford an attorney, hire one. SquareLog makes that attorney’s job easier, not unnecessary.
• Not an evidence-authentication system. Our timestamps and audit logs are designed to support a chain-of-custody narrative; they are not a replacement for sworn testimony or expert witness authentication where required.
• Not a public record. Your data is yours. We do not sell it, train models on it, or share it with anyone you have not explicitly authorized. See the Privacy Policy and Security Policy for specifics.

What we will tell you straight

Family court is not a venue where the facts speak for themselves — the filing speaks for the facts. SquareLog cannot make a weak case strong, and it will not pretend otherwise. What it will do, reliably, is make sure the strong parts of your case are organized, dated, cited, and ready to file.

If your matter is ongoing and the financial stakes are material, please retain an attorney. SquareLog is most valuable when you cannot — or as the preparation layer for the attorney you do have.

Reach us

• General: [email protected]
• Privacy / data requests: [email protected]
• Security / vulnerabilities: [email protected]
• Terms / legal: [email protected]

We do not have a phone line. We answer email.