Co-parenting in New Orleans, 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 Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Family Division, it's already there. You won't be building it at 10 p.m.
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New Orleans family court information
Custody and family law cases in New Orleans are handled by the Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Family Division in Orleans Parish. Louisiana custody matters are heard in the District Court system; the governing custody statute is La. Civ. Code art. 134. Civly exports a complete, timestamped PDF of your messages, calendar and expenses that you can hand to your attorney.
New Orleans co-parents navigating Louisiana's unique civil law tradition and community property rules use Civly to maintain clear custody documentation.
How custody works in Louisiana
Louisiana courts favor joint custody and require a detailed implementation plan for allocating parenting time and responsibilities.
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.
Cases from New Orleans are filed in Orleans Parish and heard in the Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Family Division. 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 Louisiana.
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How Civly helps New Orleans 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 New Orleans.
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 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.