Co-parenting in St. Louis, 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 St. Louis City Circuit Court, Family Court Division, it's already there. You won't be building it at 10 p.m.
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St. Louis family court information
Custody and family law cases in St. Louis are handled by the St. Louis City Circuit Court, Family Court Division in St. Louis City. Missouri custody matters are heard in the Circuit Court system; the governing custody statute is Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.375. Civly exports a complete, timestamped PDF of your messages, calendar and expenses that you can hand to your attorney.
St. Louis co-parents navigating the unique city-county divide and Illinois border use Civly to coordinate custody across jurisdictions in the Gateway City metro.
How custody works in Missouri
Missouri courts encourage frequent and meaningful contact with both parents and determine custody based on the child's best interests.
Missouri custody cases are filed in Circuit Court. State law requires every custody order to include a specific written parenting plan setting forth the custody arrangements — parents may submit their own plan or the court will impose one. Many circuits require mediation before trial. If a parent wishes to relocate with the child, they must provide 60 days' written notice, and the other parent can file a motion to prevent the move under § 452.377.
Cases from St. Louis are filed in St. Louis City and heard in the St. Louis City Circuit Court, Family Court 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 Missouri.
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How Civly helps St. Louis 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 St. Louis.
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 Missouri. 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.