Co-parenting in Memphis, 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 Shelby County Circuit Court, Family Division, it's already there. You won't be building it at 10 p.m.
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Memphis family court information
Custody and family law cases in Memphis are handled by the Shelby County Circuit Court, Family Division in Shelby County. Tennessee custody matters are heard in the Circuit Court / Chancery Court system; the governing custody statute is Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-6-106. Civly exports a complete, timestamped PDF of your messages, calendar and expenses that you can hand to your attorney.
Memphis co-parents spanning the Tennessee-Mississippi-Arkansas tri-state area use Civly to manage cross-state custody logistics and keep communication civil.
How custody works in Tennessee
Tennessee courts apply the best interests of the child standard and require a permanent parenting plan in all custody cases.
Tennessee requires a Permanent Parenting Plan in every custody case, and the state publishes a mandatory template form for it. Cases are heard in Circuit Court or Chancery Court depending on the county. If parents cannot agree on a plan, the court may order mediation under Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31, and if no agreement is reached within 45 days of trial, each party must file and serve a proposed plan.
Cases from Memphis are filed in Shelby County and heard in the Shelby County Circuit Court, 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 Tennessee.
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How Civly helps Memphis 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 Memphis.
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 Tennessee. 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.