Co-parenting in Texas, 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 District Court, where TX custody matters are heard, it's already there. You won't be building it at 10 p.m.
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District Court
handles custody in TX
Tex. Fam. Code § 153.002
custody statute
Texas custody law
Texas uses 'conservatorship' instead of custody and presumes that joint managing conservatorship is in the child's best interest.
What Texas courts consider in custody decisions
Texas courts evaluate each parent's plans for the child, the child's emotional and physical needs, any history of family violence or substance abuse, the stability of each proposed home, and the child's wishes if 12 or older. The Standard Possession Order (SPO) defines default visitation schedules.
How the custody process works in Texas
Texas custody disputes are filed in District Court. Parents may be ordered to attend mediation before trial. Texas uses a Standard Possession Order that sets a default schedule — typically the 1st, 3rd, and 5th weekends, Thursday evenings, and alternating holidays. Judges can modify this for children under 3.
Key Texas custody statutes
- Tex. Fam. Code § 153.002
- Tex. Fam. Code § 153.131
- Tex. Fam. Code § 153.252
- Tex. Fam. Code § 153.3101
- Tex. Fam. Code § 156.101
How Civly helps Texas 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 Texas's District Court 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 Texas
Civly serves co-parents across Texas. 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 Texas. 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.