Co-parenting in Mississippi, 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 Chancery Court, where MS custody matters are heard, it's already there. You won't be building it at 10 p.m.
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Chancery Court
handles custody in MS
Miss. Code § 93-5-24
custody statute
Mississippi custody law
Mississippi applies the best interests standard and follows the Albright factors to evaluate custody arrangements.
What Mississippi courts consider in custody decisions
Mississippi courts follow the Albright factors established by the Mississippi Supreme Court in Albright v. Albright (1983). These include the age, health, and sex of the child; continuity of care prior to separation; which parent has the better parenting skills and willingness to provide primary child care; the employment of the parents and the responsibilities of that employment; the physical and mental health and age of each parent; the emotional ties of the parent to the child; each parent's moral fitness; the home, school, and community record of the child; the preference of the child (if of sufficient age to express a preference); the stability of the home environment and employment of each parent; and any other relevant factor. Mississippi is unique in hearing custody cases in Chancery Court rather than a dedicated family court division.
How the custody process works in Mississippi
Mississippi custody cases are heard in Chancery Court, which has original jurisdiction over domestic relations matters — a distinction from most states that use circuit, district, or dedicated family courts. Joint custody is available under § 93-5-24 and may be awarded if the court finds it in the child's best interest. The Chancery Court may appoint a guardian ad litem to investigate and report on custody issues. Mississippi does not have a statewide mandatory mediation requirement, but chancellors may order mediation in individual cases.
Key Mississippi custody statutes
- Miss. Code § 93-5-24
- Miss. Code § 93-11-65
- Miss. Code § 93-5-23
How Civly helps Mississippi 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 Mississippi's Chancery 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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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 Mississippi. 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.