StillProof: A Legally Aligned Tool for Evidentiary Clarity in Family Law and Domestic Violence Proceedings

In the Australian legal system, evidence is everything. But when it comes to domestic and family violence, gathering it can be one of

the most dangerous and complex tasks a survivor will face.

StillProof is not a communication tool. It is not designed for co-parenting conversations or casual recordkeeping. It is a legally aligned evidence platform built to document coercive control, psychological abuse, and high-conflict behavioural patterns in a format that aligns with court expectations and professional standards of admissibility.

Why It Matters

Legal professionals frequently encounter cases where a client’s experiences are real and ongoing but difficult to prove. Emotional abuse, gaslighting, veiled threats, and inconsistent behaviours are often impossible to convey through traditional notes or isolated screenshots. Many survivors arrive at court without structure, either overwhelmed with disorganised content or unable to produce anything at all.

StillProof addresses this problem by offering:

• Secure documentation of incidents with time-stamped, tamper-resistant entries

• Pattern recognition tools that allow for behavioural flagging based on legal definitions of abuse

• Court-formatted report exports that assist with affidavits, ICL briefings, and professional assessments

• Private reflection features that support trauma-informed insight logging while remaining separate from evidentiary reports

Ethical and Legal Design Principles

StillProof was developed in consultation with survivors, legal practitioners, and safety experts to meet both practical needs and ethical obligations. No content is shared, stored externally, or accessible without the user’s control. The platform is fully survivor-led and prioritises privacy, autonomy, and non-retraumatisation.

The platform does not replace legal advice or police reporting. It strengthens both by creating a single, secure space where documentation is structured, exportable, and designed for legal use, without risking data loss or misinterpretation.

Use in Court and Legal Practice

StillProof can support domestic violence protection order applications, parenting matters in family court, and child safety risk assessments. Lawyers and support workers can guide clients in using the tool to track breaches, escalating behaviours, and contradictions over time. Clients are not required to re-read traumatic threads or manually compile evidence under pressure.

Each feature is built on a single principle: truth should be easy to follow and difficult to dismiss. StillProof creates a structured, legally sound framework so that what is documented can be understood, trusted, and presented with clarity.

Designed to protect survivors. Built to support court integrity. Grounded in legal reality.

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Thank you for standing with us as we build tools that protect truth, not just tell it.

— Hayley Kay, Founder of StillProof