Tools for Lexington Guardians ad Litem, Therapists and Mediators

A co-parenting app and case tools you can recommend to the Lexington families you work with, whether you serve as a guardian ad litem, a therapist, or a mediator. Messaging between co-parents is free for both parents, and every message is time-stamped and tamper-evident.

If you serve as a guardian ad litem, a therapist, or a mediator for families in Lexington, you already know the pattern: two parents, one child, and a record of what happened that lives in two different phones. FamilyCourtHelp.com gives the parents you work with one organized place for co-parent messages, schedules, parenting plans, expenses, and records, so the time they spend with you, and in front of the Fayette Family Court, goes to the children instead of the screenshots.

Area covered: Fayette County.

Court for custody cases: Fayette Family Court (Fayette Circuit Court).

Appointed for the child: Guardian ad litem.

Custody mediation: Often ordered by the judge.

State family law: Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 403 - Dissolution of Marriage.

Co-parent messaging (Free): One time-stamped, tamper-evident thread, free for both parents, with a Tone Meter that offers calmer rewrites.

Invite a professional into the conversation (Free): A parent can add a guardian ad litem or mediator to the co-parent conversation with a single-use link.

Parenting plan, built and shared (Free to build): Parents draft a parenting plan and can share it with you to read and comment on.

Verify a chat export (Free): Check that an exported message record (the JSON file) has not been changed. No account needed.

Court-Grade Journal (Paid plan): A dated, no-delete journal; a parent can send you a packet of chosen entries.

Expense Tracker (Paid plan): Shared child costs with receipts; a parent can give you a view-only look.

Parents can create an account and message their co-parent for free, with no credit card. Building a parenting plan is free; sharing, downloading, and printing it, and the tools marked as a paid plan, are part of a monthly plan a parent can start and stop.

For guardians ad litem in Lexington

In Kentucky, the court can appoint a guardian ad litem in a custody case. What the role involves is in the FAQ below.

Nothing here opens a family's account to you on its own. When a parent wants you in, they send a single-use invitation into the co-parent conversation; you join with your own free account, see the full thread and the shared calendar's change requests, and can post. They can also share the parenting plan for you to read and comment on.

For therapists and counselors in Lexington

Court-involved therapists, reunification therapists, co-parenting counselors, and custody evaluators in Lexington get no seat in the conversation and no access to accounts. Parents keep their own time-stamped record and decide what to show you, which keeps your role clear. For co-parenting work, the Tone Meter in the free messenger shows a parent how a message will land and offers a calmer version before it is sent.

For mediators and parenting coordinators in Lexington

In Kentucky, custody mediation is often ordered by the judge. The details are in the FAQ below.

Parents can bring you in before the first meeting in Lexington: a single-use link adds you to the co-parent conversation, and a shared parenting plan lets you read the draft and comment on it. After the session, what was agreed stays in writing in the thread, and schedule changes run through the shared calendar's request and approval record.

Family court in Lexington: what to know

Custody cases in Lexington are heard in the Fayette Family Court.

If you searched for a guardian ad litem, a family therapist, or a custody mediator in Lexington, the court that has your case, the order in it, or your lawyer is the place to find who is appointed or approved. This site does not appoint professionals or refer you to one. What you can do here is come prepared: keep every message with your co-parent in one time-stamped thread, write down what happened with dates while it is fresh, and work on a parenting plan before the meeting.

Free help for parents in Lexington: the court help desks and legal aid offices below were checked link by link for the site's free pro se help directory.

Fayette: Fayette County Legal Help Center. Walk-in help finding and filling out court forms for divorce, custody, and other matters on your own.

Fayette legal aid: Legal Aid of the Bluegrass, (859) 431-8200.

FamilyCourtHelp.com is a self-help platform, not a law firm and not a court, and nothing on this page is legal, clinical, or mediation advice. Court rules and local programs change, so confirm anything that matters for a case with the court, the order that appointed you, or the program itself.

Frequently asked questions

Where are custody cases heard in Lexington?

Divorce and custody cases in Fayette County are heard by the Family Court division of Fayette Circuit Court. It handles divorce, child custody, support and visitation, paternity, adoption, and domestic violence cases.

Where can parents in Lexington get free help with a family court case?

Free court help for parents without a lawyer: Fayette County Legal Help Center. Free legal aid: Legal Aid of the Bluegrass. Phone numbers and links are in the parents section above, checked link by link for the site's free pro se help directory.

How can parents prepare for custody mediation in Lexington?

Bring the family calendar, a draft parenting plan, a list of the issues still open, and a list of shared costs with receipts. Parents can put all of that together on FamilyCourtHelp.com before the first session.

What does a guardian ad litem do in a Lexington custody case?

In Kentucky custody cases the court may appoint a guardian ad litem, an attorney who advocates for the child's best interest. The court may instead or also appoint a friend of the court, an investigator who looks into the family's situation and gives the judge a report with recommendations. You may also see "GAL" and "friend of the court". The rule is in Kentucky Family Court Rules of Procedure and Practice (FCRPP); KRS 403.090 (friend of the court). This is general information, not legal advice; the order in the case controls.

Is custody mediation required in Kentucky?

Kentucky parents may agree to mediate at any time. After both sides have a chance to be heard, a judge may order them to mediate custody issues before the case goes further, unless Kentucky's domestic violence rules forbid it.