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/r/Custody

A place to discuss custody issues regarding children during and after a divorce, how to handle custody with unmarried couples, questions about family court, and any pending issues with yet-unborn children.

41k subscribers261 posts / mo in Sep 2026178 authors / mosince 2010

r/Custody has 41k members (+9.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 261 posts a month from 178 people. Top topics: Parenting Issues, Legal Professionals and Pregnancy and Abortion Stories.

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Size and growth

How r/Custody has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.7%in 12 months · +1.7% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 202641k
Growing41k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−41%vs Sep 2025 · −17% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026261
QuieterPeaked at 1.1k in Mar 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Custody

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Parenting Issues0.3%
  2. Legal Professionals0.2%
  3. Pregnancy and Abortion Stories0.1%
  4. Single Parent Challenges<0.1%
  5. Domestic Issues<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. State
  2. United States Department of State
  3. Avvo
  4. Care
  5. Justia

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research