About
Court Survival Coach was created to support parents navigating family court without an attorney by providing clarity, organization, and structure.
Specializing in high-conflict cases.
Helping Pro Se Parents Navigate Family Court With Organization and Clarity
Court Survival Coach was created for parents who walk into court alone - feeling confused, overwhelmed, and expected to somehow “just know” how the system works.
I know that feeling because I lived it.
I entered family court as a young mother believing the truth would speak for itself. I believed showing up, being honest, and doing everything I could for my children would be enough.
It wasn’t.
Orders were entered without my presence. Papers were filed about me, not to me. I didn’t understand why things were happening, only that they were—and that I was being left to deal with the consequences. Support went unpaid or was only paid when enforcement pressure forced it. Year after year, the case continued, while my children and I absorbed the cost.
Each court date felt the same: walking in anxious and unprepared, sitting alone, hearing things that weren’t true, and leaving with orders I didn’t fully understand—let alone know how to challenge.
For a long time, I thought the problem was me.
Then I realized something critical:
I wasn’t losing because I was wrong. I was losing because I was unprepared.
Family court doesn’t run on fairness or emotion - it runs on structure, documentation, and procedure. Pro se parents are rarely told this. We’re expected to figure it out while under pressure, without guidance, and often while being labeled “difficult” simply for asking questions.
So I stopped waiting for the system to save me - and I built my own framework.
I reconstructed my case from the ground up. I created master timelines, organized filings, tracked payments, and learned how to present patterns instead of reliving pain. I learned how to walk into court prepared, confident, and grounded in facts... not fear.
That shift changed everything.
Not overnight... but steadily, because I finally understood how the system actually responds.
Court Survival Coach exists for the parent I used to be:
The one sitting in a courthouse hallway with a folder of papers and no plan
The one who knew something was wrong but didn’t know how to prove it
The one labeled “high conflict” when she was simply trying to protect her children
You don’t need to be a lawyer to survive court.
But you do need organization, clarity, and a system that works.
Court Survival Coach helps pro se parents organize their cases, prepare for hearings, and regain confidence in the courtroom - so they can stop reacting and start advocating.
This isn’t theory.
It’s lived experience - turned into a roadmap.
And you don’t have to walk it alone.

