The Co-Parenting Code: A Practical Guide for Any Parent Navigating High-Conflict Custody

by Carl Dixon

This is not a memoir. It's a toolkit.

Carl Dixon won Sole Managing Conservatorship of his children not once, but twice, twenty-six years apart. The Co-Parenting Code takes the exact tools that made that possible and strips away everything else. No memoir. No backstory. Just the system, ready to use starting today.

These tools are gender-neutral by design, built for any parent navigating high-conflict a mother protecting her children from a genuinely dangerous father, a father navigating a system that wasn't built with him in mind, or a grandparent raising grandchildren through a dispute they never expected to be in.

Inside, you'll

The three-binder documentation system that holds up under real legal pressure

How to recognize DARVO and covert conflict in real time, and respond without losing your composure or your case

How narcissistic behavior patterns show up specifically in co-parenting situations

How to work effectively with your attorney and your Guardian ad Litem

A full court-preparation checklist and a plain-language glossary of the terms you'll actually hear in your case

A composite case study that walks the whole system from first conflict to resolution

Before you read another page, ask yourself are you the parent actually protecting your children, or are you looking for a stronger way to control someone? This book only works if you're the former. If you are, everything that follows was built for you.

The tools don't care who's holding them. They only care whether you use them honestly.

57 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 22, 2026

About the author

Carl Dixon is a Canadian rock legend having survived 30 years in the rock industry fronting some of Canada's most beloved bands including The Guess Who before being blindsided by a horrific accident. His incredible survival against all odds has seen him return to the international music stage. While in recovery he penned his autobiography, secured two music deals and is currently working on music for a CMT television series. Carl also tours an an inspirational speaker focusing on safety and teamwork.
Carl's first breakthrough band were hard rockers Coney Hatch, he was a star on the rise throughout the 80's. Throughout his career Carl toured with heavy metal icons such as Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Triumph, Ted Nugent, Accept and Krokus. He went on to perform with April Wine and was lead singer for world chart toppers The Guess Who for 8 years until his shocking car crash in Australia where he remained hospitalized for 5 months. Carl released an album in 2013 with Coney Hatch that was voted into the UK top 50 rock albums of that year. Carl lives in Haliburton Ontario with his Australian spouse; writer director HC Parker.