Tools for Salt Lake City Guardians ad Litem, Therapists and Mediators

A co-parenting app and case tools you can recommend to the Salt Lake City 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.

Custody cases in Salt Lake City move through the Third District Court, and many of the parents in them handle at least part of the case without a lawyer. For guardians ad litem, family therapists, and mediators, that usually means sorting fact from feeling before any real work can start. This page shows what the parents you work with can use on FamilyCourtHelp.com to come to you organized.

Area covered: Salt Lake County.

Court for custody cases: Third District Court (Salt Lake County).

Custody mediation: Usually required in custody disputes (Mandatory domestic mediation program).

Parenting coordinators: Set by state law or court rule (Utah Code of Judicial Administration Rule 4-509).

Parenting class: Required statewide (Divorce orientation course and mandatory course for divorcing parents).

State family law: Utah Code Title 30 - Husband and Wife.

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 Salt Lake City

The parents decide what you see. One of them can add you to the co-parent conversation with a single-use link, and once you accept with a free account you can read the thread, post in it, and follow schedule requests on the shared calendar. A shared parenting plan opens to you for reading and comments.

For therapists and counselors in Salt Lake City

For court-involved therapists, co-parenting counselors, and custody evaluators in Salt Lake City, the site stays on the parents' side of the line: there is no therapist seat and no access to a family's account. What it changes is what walks into the room. Parents write to each other in one time-stamped thread, and the Tone Meter in the free messenger offers a calmer version of a message before it goes out.

For mediators and parenting coordinators in Salt Lake City

In Utah, custody mediation is usually required when parents disagree about custody. Parenting coordinators are set by state law or court rule (Utah Code of Judicial Administration Rule 4-509). The details are in the FAQ below.

A parent can invite you into the co-parent conversation with a single-use link and share the parenting plan for you to read and comment on, so you see the draft and the open issues before the first session in Salt Lake City. Between sessions, agreements stay in writing in the one thread, and schedule changes go through the shared calendar as requests the other parent approves or declines.

Parenting coordinators can be added to a shared plan as a viewer who reads and comments.

Family court in Salt Lake City: what to know

Custody cases in Salt Lake City are heard in the Third District Court.

If you searched for a guardian ad litem, a family therapist, or a custody mediator in Salt Lake City, 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 Salt Lake City: the court help desks and legal aid offices below were checked link by link for the site's free pro se help directory.

Salt Lake: Utah Courts Self-Help Center, (888) 683-0009. Statewide phone, text and email help for Utah residents handling a family court case without a lawyer.

Salt Lake legal aid: Utah Legal Services, (801) 328-8891.

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 Salt Lake City?

Divorce and custody cases in Salt Lake County are heard by Utah's Third District Court, which also serves Summit and Tooele counties. The Third District has mediation programs for parties in contested divorce cases.

Where can parents in Salt Lake City get free help with a family court case?

Free court help for parents without a lawyer: Utah Courts Self-Help Center. Free legal aid: Utah Legal Services. 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 Salt Lake City?

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.

Is custody mediation required in Utah?

Utah has a mandatory domestic mediation program for divorce. If any issues are still contested after the response to the divorce petition is filed, the parties must take part in good faith in at least one mediation session, unless the court excuses them for good cause.

Does Utah use parenting coordinators?

Utah courts may appoint a parent coordinator in custody and parent-time disputes. The parent coordinator meets with the parents and makes recommendations about how the children's needs can best be met. Parent coordinators must hold certain professional licenses or credentials and have training in child development and family issues.

Do parents in Utah have to take a parenting class?

In Utah, both parties with minor children who file for divorce or temporary separation must take a divorce orientation course of at least one hour. Parents must also take a separate mandatory course for divorcing parents, which can be offered together with the orientation.