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Dates to keep: every deadline and appointment on one list
A court date on one letter, a form to send back on another, a renewal on a card, an appointment in a text message. Put each one here: what it is, the day, where, and what to bring. The page sorts them, counts the days that are left, marks the ones it is time to start on, and makes a file that puts them into the calendar on your phone. It prints as one sheet for the fridge.
Good to know
How the list works
- Dates are sorted by day, the nearest first, in four groups: Today, In the next 7 days, Later, and The day has passed for anything not marked done whose day is behind you.
- The count of days is the number of calendar days from today to the date, by this device’s clock. Weekends and holidays are counted like any other day.
- Start getting ready is your own number of days. From that day the date carries a “Time to start” mark. It starts at 3 only so that the box is not empty.
- Done moves a date into its own folded list and off the sheet. It stays there until you delete it.
- Add to my calendar downloads a small calendar file (.ics) for one date. Step 3 has one file with every date that is not done.
What this page can’t do
- It cannot send a reminder, a text or an email. It has no way to reach you when it is closed.
- It does not work out deadlines. “Within 30 days” on a letter can be counted from different days and in different ways, and the page does not know which applies. The office that sent the letter can tell you the last day; type that day here.
- It does not check a date against anyone’s records. If you type the wrong day, it keeps the wrong day.
- It cannot promise the calendar alert. The file asks for an alert on the day you start getting ready and on the day itself. Some calendar apps keep those alerts and some replace them with their own, so open the event after adding it and look.
- It is not legal advice, and it does not know whether a date can be moved or what happens if one is missed.
- It does not move to another phone or computer by itself. Print it, download it, or use My data on this device to carry a backup across.
Ways people use a list like this
- Add the date the same day the letter arrives, while the letter is still in your hand.
- Write the case or reference number under “What to bring”, so it is next to the date when you call.
- Set the days before to how long the papers take to gather, or how long a ride takes to arrange.
- Print the sheet again after each change and put it where the old one was.
- Give a copy of the sheet to someone who helps you keep track.
These are everyday ideas in our own words. They are not advice from a lawyer or a caseworker, and they do not suit everyone.
If you can’t make a date
The court or office that set the date is the one to tell, and the page cannot do that for you. Call script helps you plan what to say before you dial, Paper trail keeps a record of who you spoke to and what they said, and Legal help lists places to look for a free lawyer.
Tools that go with this
- Read it my way: paste a letter and it lists every date it can find in the text.
- Paper trail: write down every call, letter and visit.
- Call script: know what you will say before you dial.
- Get ready for your appointment: what to ask and what to bring.
- Bills this month: what comes in, what is due, what is left.
- One step at a time: break getting ready into steps small enough to start.
- Save these tools on your phone so they open without a signal.
The tool and its wording were written with AI (Claude) for Scarlet Beast (our AI policy). It was not reviewed by a lawyer or a caseworker. Also in Spanish: Fechas importantes; the two pages keep the same list on a device, and neither one translates what you typed. The page holds up to 60 dates and keeps them until you erase them. Found a mistake? Email [email protected].