Co-parenting in Gilbert, without the 10 p.m. scramble

The school email. The $120 receipt. The pickup you have to confirm again. Hand Civly any of it as it arrived and it lands on one calendar both houses read — and if you ever need the record for a matter in Maricopa County Superior Court, Family Court, it's already there. You won't be building it at 10 p.m.

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Gilbert family court information

Custody and family law cases in Gilbert are handled by the Maricopa County Superior Court, Family Court in Maricopa County. Arizona custody matters are heard in the Superior Court system; the governing custody statute is Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 25-403. Civly exports a complete, timestamped PDF of your messages, calendar and expenses that you can hand to your attorney.

Gilbert co-parents in one of Arizona's fastest-growing communities use Civly to document parenting time and stay organized within Maricopa County's family court system.

How custody works in Arizona

Arizona uses the term 'legal decision-making' instead of custody and maximizes each parent's parenting time when in the child's best interest.

Arizona uses 'legal decision-making' instead of custody and 'parenting time' instead of visitation. Cases are filed in Superior Court, Family Court Division. Parents must attend a mandatory Parent Information Program class. In most counties, mediation through Conciliation Court services is required before a contested hearing. If parents cannot agree, the court may appoint a Best Interests Attorney, an advisor, or a guardian ad litem for the child.

Cases from Gilbert are filed in Maricopa County and heard in the Maricopa County Superior Court, Family Court. The court that hears your case is determined by where the children have been living, not by where either parent works.

For the full picture, see custody in Arizona.

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How Civly helps Gilbert parents

AI-powered message rewriting

Type what you really feel — Civly writes the calm version — the one you would not cringe at if it were read back later. Your vent stays private and never enters an export. What you send is what gets kept.

Shared custody calendar

Color-coded custody schedule built from your own parenting plan. Share a read-only link with grandparents, attorneys, or mediators.

Snap the receipt, skip the math

Snap a receipt or forward an email. AI extracts the amount. Your co-parent approves or disputes. Track every shared expense in Gilbert.

Frequently asked questions

You don't need their agreement to start

Set up the calendar, log what's owed, draft the message you have to send tonight. Invite them when you're ready — the shared parts switch on the day they join.

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Civly is not a law firm and this page is not legal advice. Custody law and the rules of evidence vary from state to state, and individual judges apply them differently. For advice about your own case, speak to a family law attorney licensed in Arizona. Civly launched in 2026 and is not named in many court orders yet — if your order already requires a specific platform, keep using it and ask your attorney before switching.