Co-parenting in Pennsylvania, 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 Court of Common Pleas, where PA custody matters are heard, it's already there. You won't be building it at 10 p.m.
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Court of Common Pleas
handles custody in PA
23 Pa. C.S. § 5328
custody statute
Pennsylvania custody law
Pennsylvania courts apply 16 best-interests factors to custody decisions and encourage arrangements that provide ongoing contact with both parents.
What Pennsylvania courts consider in custody decisions
Pennsylvania's 16 factors include which parent is more likely to encourage frequent contact with the other, the present and past abuse committed by a party, parental duties performed by each party, the need for stability in the child's life, the availability of extended family, the child's sibling relationships, the well-reasoned preference of the child, and attempts by one parent to turn the child against the other.
How the custody process works in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania custody cases are filed in the Court of Common Pleas. The process begins with a custody complaint, followed by mandatory mediation or a conciliation conference in most counties. If unresolved, the court schedules a custody trial where both parents present evidence. Pennsylvania law requires judges to address all 16 statutory factors in their written opinion.
Key Pennsylvania custody statutes
- 23 Pa. C.S. § 5328
- 23 Pa. C.S. § 5323
- 23 Pa. C.S. § 5329
- 23 Pa. C.S. § 5334
- 23 Pa. C.S. § 5336
How Civly helps Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania's Court of Common Pleas 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 Pennsylvania
Civly serves co-parents across Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania. 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.