Danica Joan, M.Ed

With over 20 years of experience as an educator, Danica provides families with workable solutions to their custody conflicts. She is a Certified Family Mediator with the Florida Supreme Court, Guardian Ad Litem, the author for Florida’s Family Stabilization Parent Education curriculum and a personal custody coach. Her inspiration came from real-world experience in an isolating and abusive marriage. Danica ended the marriage in hopes of establishing stability for her children and sought a peaceful co-parenting relationship with her husband. Deep in the trenches of a relentless custody battle lasting over five years, Danica endured arrest, relentless child abuse allegations, rejection from her children and being ostracized by her community. However, she never lost sight of what was at stake, which was the hope of a restored relationship with her children.

Inspiration came from real world experience in an isolating and abusive marriage. Danica ended the marriage in hopes of establishing stability for her children and sought a peaceful co-parenting relationship with her husband. Deep in the trenches of a relentless custody battle lasting over five years, Danica endured arrest, relentless child abuse allegations, rejection from her children and being ostracized by her community. And yet she never lost sight of what was at stake, the hope of a restored relationship with her children.

During the darkest times she juggled multiple jobs while attending college to become an elementary school teacher and adjunct professor. All while fending off court hearings, managing her alienated children and defending a barrage of abuse investigations. To help others who found themselves in a similar situation she founded the non-profit organization, Kids Need Both, Inc, with a mission of educating those impacted by high-conflict families.

Danica has devoted her life to providing families and professionals with education and resources that help them navigate the custody system with confidence. She currently hosts a weekly social media show called, Custody Matters Live, continues to work with parents through custody coaching and speaking engagements.

Kids Need Both, Inc continually pursues solution-based projects that restore families. Her team just launched an educational social media platform that is an authoritative community where professionals and parents can find continued education, support groups and resources from vetted experts with a likeminded vision of bringing healing to hurting families globally.