Co-parenting in Pittsburgh, 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 Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Family Division, it's already there. You won't be building it at 10 p.m.

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Pittsburgh family court information

Custody and family law cases in Pittsburgh are handled by the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Family Division in Allegheny County. Pennsylvania custody matters are heard in the Court of Common Pleas system; the governing custody statute is 23 Pa. C.S. § 5328. Civly exports a complete, timestamped PDF of your messages, calendar and expenses that you can hand to your attorney.

Pittsburgh co-parents navigating the city's distinctive neighborhoods and three-river geography use Civly to coordinate custody exchanges across bridges and tunnels.

How custody works in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania courts apply 16 best-interests factors to custody decisions and encourage arrangements that provide ongoing contact with both parents.

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.

Cases from Pittsburgh are filed in Allegheny County and heard in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, 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 Pennsylvania.

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How Civly helps Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh.

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 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.