Child Custody & Co-Parenting FAQs

Experience: Mike brings more than 35 years of family-court and custody-related experience across litigation, mediation, collaborative law, and Best Interest Attorney work.

Focus: Coaching helps you think through day-to-day custody and co-parenting problems, prepare strategically, and protect your relationship with your children over time.

Perspective: His guidance is shaped by both professional depth and personal understanding of high-conflict custody situations.

Flexible: There is no minimum commitment.

Some participants get what they need in one or two focused sessions, while others prefer ongoing support as circumstances change.

Your choice: You can move at the pace that fits your situation.

Possibly: Coaching and legal representation are separate services with different duties, limits, and safeguards.

Availability: A co-counsel relationship may be considered only in appropriate circumstances and only in specific Maryland counties.

Important: Coaching sessions do not create an attorney-client relationship and are not individualized legal advice.

Yes. Coaching can complement legal representation by helping you stay organized, grounded, and strategically focused between attorney meetings.

Role: It is educational and supportive, not a substitute for legal advice from your attorney.

Confidential: Information shared in coaching sessions and submitted documents is treated as confidential and is not released to third parties.

Not privileged: Coaching does not create an attorney-client relationship, so attorney-client privilege does not apply.

Need legal advice? For privileged communications or state-specific protections, consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction.

Limited use: Only basic contact and intake information needed to provide coaching services is collected.

No selling or marketing misuse: Personal information is not sold, distributed, or used outside the coaching relationship.

Legal concerns: Questions about privacy rights or legal protections should be directed to a licensed attorney in your state.

Yes. Child custody coaching is available nationwide, regardless of where you live or where your case is pending.

Focus: Coaching centers on strategy, communication, emotional clarity, parenting decisions, and preparation rather than state-specific legal representation.

For legal advice: Consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for state law, court procedure, or local rules.

Applicable law: Coaching terms of service are governed by applicable law.

Yes. Future content may include psychologists, lawyers, mediators, and other qualified professionals.

Planned: A private participant community is expected in the future.

The goal is a supportive, moderated space where participants can connect and encourage one another. More details will be shared as development progresses.