Co-parenting in New Hampshire, 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 Circuit Court (Family Division), where NH custody matters are heard, it's already there. You won't be building it at 10 p.m.
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Circuit Court (Family Division)
handles custody in NH
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 461-A:6
custody statute
New Hampshire custody law
New Hampshire courts apply the best interests of the child standard and encourage parenting plans that maximize each parent's involvement.
What New Hampshire courts consider in custody decisions
New Hampshire courts consider factors under § 461-A:6 including the relationship and interaction of the child with each parent and siblings, each parent's ability and disposition to provide the child with nurture, love, affection, and guidance, each parent's ability and disposition to assure that the child receives adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and a safe environment, each parent's ability and disposition to foster a positive relationship and frequent and continuing contact with the other parent, the adjustment of the child to home/school/community, the child's preference if of sufficient maturity, the ability of each parent to support the child's relationship with the other parent, any evidence of abuse, and any other factors the court deems relevant. New Hampshire uniquely emphasizes the practical capacity of each parent to provide for the child's daily physical needs.
How the custody process works in New Hampshire
New Hampshire custody cases are filed in the Circuit Court, Family Division. Parents are encouraged to develop a parenting plan addressing legal and physical custody, decision-making, and a parenting schedule. The Family Division offers mediation services and may order parents to participate before a contested hearing. In complex or high-conflict cases, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem to investigate and file a written report. Under § 461-A:12, a parent seeking to relocate must provide written notice at least 60 days in advance.
Key New Hampshire custody statutes
- N.H. Rev. Stat. § 461-A:6
- N.H. Rev. Stat. § 461-A:4
- N.H. Rev. Stat. § 461-A:12
How Civly helps New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire's Circuit Court (Family Division) 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 New Hampshire. 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.