Why She Stayed

Ep. 50: A Conversation About the Family Court System | Courtney Gilmartin

Why She Stayed

Show Notes

On this episode, I am joined by Courtney Gilmartin who is a legal strategist and protective mom advocating for change in New Jersey & the family court system. We have a general discussion about entering the court system as a mother and provide some practical tips & resources to keep in your toolbox of information.

For further information & support you can check out these links:

NJ Protective Moms - Resource page has A TON of free resources https://www.njprotectivemoms.org/resources

Holding Hope Foundation - offers scholarships to protective moms https://holdinghopefoundation.com/

Courtney's Booking Page https://calendly.com/courtneygilmartin

Monarch Consulting Group https://www.monarchconsultinggrp.com/

Courtney's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/courtney.gilmartin/

Grace's Instagram: @gracestuart26 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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