Co-parenting in Louisiana, 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 LA 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 LA
La. Civ. Code art. 134
custody statute
Louisiana custody law
Louisiana courts favor joint custody and require a detailed implementation plan for allocating parenting time and responsibilities.
What Louisiana courts consider in custody decisions
Louisiana courts evaluate 14 factors under Civil Code Article 134, with the potential for child abuse designated as the primary consideration. Other factors include the love and emotional ties between each parent and child, each parent's capacity for love/affection/spiritual guidance, the length of time the child has lived in a stable environment and the desirability of maintaining continuity, the moral fitness of each parent, the history of substance abuse or violence, each parent's willingness to facilitate a relationship with the other parent, the distance between the parents' residences, and the responsibility for care and rearing previously exercised by each parent.
How the custody process works in Louisiana
Louisiana strongly favors joint custody and uniquely designates one parent as the 'domiciliary parent' who has primary physical custody and authority over day-to-day decisions, while major decisions remain subject to court review. Cases are heard in District Court. A joint custody implementation order under La. Rev. Stat. § 9:335 must allocate time periods to ensure frequent and continuing contact with both parents. Mediation is not mandatory statewide, but many parishes require it in contested custody cases before trial.
Key Louisiana custody statutes
- La. Civ. Code art. 134
- La. Rev. Stat. § 9:335
How Civly helps Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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 Louisiana
Civly serves co-parents across Louisiana. 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 Louisiana. 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.