Co-parenting in Colorado, 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 District Court, where CO custody matters are heard, it's already there. You won't be building it at 10 p.m.
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District Court
handles custody in CO
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-10-124
custody statute
Colorado custody law
Colorado uses 'allocation of parental responsibilities' and encourages both parents to share in the rights and responsibilities of raising their children.
What Colorado courts consider in custody decisions
Colorado courts evaluate 10 factors for parenting time plus additional factors for decision-making. Key factors include the parents' wishes, the child's wishes (if sufficiently mature), each parent's ability to encourage sharing of love and contact with the other parent, the child's relationship with parents and siblings, the child's adjustment to home/school/community, the physical and mental health of all parties, each parent's past involvement showing a system of values and mutual support, and each party's ability to place the child's needs ahead of their own. For decision-making responsibility, the court additionally considers whether the parties can cooperate in joint decisions and whether joint decision-making would promote more contact with each parent.
How the custody process works in Colorado
Colorado uses the term 'allocation of parental responsibilities' rather than custody, dividing it into 'parenting time' (physical schedule) and 'decision-making responsibility' (legal authority over education, health, religion, and extracurriculars). Cases are filed in District Court. Most judicial districts require mediation in contested parenting disputes. The court must not consider conduct that does not affect a parent's relationship with the child and cannot presume either parent is better suited based on sex.
Key Colorado custody statutes
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-10-124
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-10-123.4
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-10-129
How Civly helps Colorado parents
One week, both houses, one version
Paste the school email or a calendar link and the events build themselves. Color-coded custody schedule from your own parenting plan. Share a read-only link with grandparents, attorneys, or mediators.
Say it how it comes out. Send the calm version.
Type or speak 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.
Snap the receipt, skip the math
Snap a receipt or forward an email. AI extracts the amount. Your co-parent approves or disputes. Everything documented, timestamped, and exportable for your attorney.
Records your attorney can work with
Every message is timestamped, and exports as a certified PDF with a SHA-256 hash and a code anyone can check at civly.com/verify. How to present it in Colorado's District Court system is your attorney's call, and whether a record is admitted is always the court's decision.
Pricing comparison
Civly
$79/year
or $7.99/month
- AI message rewriting
- Custody calendar
- Expense tracking
- Timestamped PDF exports
- Certified exports with verification codes
OurFamilyWizard Essentials
$149.99/year
Their cheapest tier that includes Writing Assistant. Cheaper OFW tiers exist without it. Per parent, list price August 2026.
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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Cities in Colorado
Civly serves co-parents across Colorado. Find local court info and resources for your city.
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 Colorado. 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.