Jennifer L. Lavin, P.C.

This has to be the WORST woman to work with, she’s money hungry. She’s obnoxiously RUDE. She does not care about the child, she cares about her money. Money is her main goal! It’s sad that someone who is supposed to be there for children, I can’t seven say it seems like she’s there for the children, when it clearly shows she’s only there for the money. Do NOT have her on your case. Get her off as soon as you can, she doesn’t take no as an answer. All the negative reviews you see about her are true. If someone has nothing but 1 star reviews, please believe them. Save your time, your energy, your money and find a different GAL. She will hawk you down for her money, constantly have her assistant email and harass you. Don’t fall for the okey-dokey of having her on your case just because she’s a GAL… get a GAL that cares about the safety and concern of your child, and not just the money she can get from you. If you have money she will love you, if you don’t have money and struggling she will tell you that you need to find somewhere to get it from and that you can’t borrow or take a loan from anyone. How can you tell someone what to do with money that they’ll be giving you? Absurd.

Jennifer Lavin was the GAL appointed to my case with my ex husband. Honestly the worst person I’ve ever had to deal with. I can say without any doubt she ONLY cares about money. He was in a very tumultuous relationship and anytime I had concerns she would tell me his significant other is not part of the case HOWEVER she would let said significant other email her and call her and charge ME for it. There was also domestic abuse charges between them and she said, well your son wasn’t there so it doesn’t matter. Her solution was to have us each pay her $1800 more apart from the thousands she had already received and be a parenting coordinator. Well, a week after this my son was there during a domestic incident and the cops were involved. She does not care about children. If they try to appoint her as your GAL run far far away. Do not give her any of your money. Also she refuses to meet in person and only over zoom. Including with your child. Which is not a great way to meet with children not a personal experience and how are you going to read their body language and make sure the child is alone and not having a parent listen in on a conversation that’s suppose to be private. Thankfully the judge did listen to my concerns and we were able to figure things out with NO help from her. Thousands of dollars wasted and down the drain. I’m so happy I never have to deal with her again.

If you’re reading this because you were assigned Jennifer Lavin, it’s too late. Here is one of the worst people you’ll ever had to deal with. She doesn’t do her job and charges thousands of dollars in return. She threatened to make parenting time suggestions that "would not be in my favor" to the judge, ignored letters from my sons primary care Dr regarding his health and concerns with his negligent daycare. She ignored an incident where my sons mother was pulled over smoking weed with him in the car. The police pulled her over, took my son and called me to pick him up. Even after endangering his saftey, she suggested parenting time in her favor. Another incident where his mother assaulted me in my house while I was holding my son was ignored and actually turned around and used against me. My son now sleeps on a couch in his moms living room per the suggestion of Jennifer Lavin. I can’t wait for all these bad reviews and karma to catch up with her. Avoid this lady if you care about your children.

Like previews reviewers said, not only the kids are 'screaming out for help under her practice and it falls on her deaf ears,' she sides with abusive fathers DESPITE the kids themselves telling her of such abuse. She exemplifies gender bias and has absolutely zero regard for kids' well being regardless of evidence provided. MONEY IS ALL THIS WOMAN CARES FOR and will bill you promptly but does nothing to earn it, absolutely nothing! Called on her utter negligence and misconduct, she'll turn against you in retaliation and portray you as a parent-monster to the judge including in her distorted report. Vile, arrogant and painfully negligent, she should be avoided at all cost. But since she gets pulled from the GALs list by the judges (easy money) and not really hired by individuals anymore due to her increasingly awful reputation, my strong recommendation is to kick and scream at the slightest possibility of her being appointed as your kids' GAL

I have had professional dealings with Ms. Lavin as a GAL on one of my cases. She is completely thorough, professional, knows the law, and genuinely cares about the welfare of the children. The domestic relations bar needs many more attorneys like Jennifer Lavin in the GAL world.

I’m friends with someone going through a divorce process and Jennifer Lavin is the GAL. As a professional myself, I really REALLY don’t like doing any reviews on another professional, but something has to be said when children are screaming out for help under her practice and it falls on her deaf ears. I just see a lot of cash going her way, but nothing gets done. If I were her, I would just do something else if her heart is just not into it. Ruuuuuunnn!!!

*PLEASE READ. Your children’s lives and wellbeing would be in severe danger under the watch of Jennifer Lavin! Jennifer was appointed as the GAL on my case. She met, on zoom, with my children over a 2.5 year period only 3 times. The last time was ordered by the judge once it was brought to his attention that she had not spoken with them in almost 1 year. If not for the judge requiring her to, it would have NEVER happened. During one of the calls Jennifer asked my my 9 year old daughter who visits were going with her Father. (They had recently increased his parenting time.) My daughter told her she does not feel safe or comfortable around her father. She told my daughter, "you have a voice, but you don’t have a choice". Despite a withstanding order of protection in place, DCFS investigation that was concluded as "indicated" (guilty) by DCFS, and pending felony criminal charges for his abuseshe continues to advocate for him in our divorce case while the criminal case is pending. Throughout our case her focus has completely derailed from what is in the best interest of the children and caused irreparable trauma and abuse. Her pompous ego, greediness and incredible negligence over shadows her judgement and responsibility as a GAL at the cost of the safety and well-being of my children. Despite her grossly limited and costly "investigation", the judge seems to take everything she says at face value with NO supporting evidence at all. In fact, there’s credible evidence that would disprove the reasoning for her baseless and harmful recommendations. Our lives continue to remain in danger by the hands of a violent abuser that the court system and Jennifer has enabled and allowed to continue his relentless abuse. Her harmful recommendations have caused further abuse and endangers our lives over and over again. My children’s lives will be impacted forever and our family will never be the same.