Linda Ayn Schofel

I used Linda several years ago and felt she was a nice person. Its been years later and I am still troubled by her recommendation to call "her" -not the police-in the event of my ex being aggressive with me or my children. I provided a prior police report, texts and other supporting demonstrations that illustrated concerning and aggressive behavior. I also post a comment to her to allow a response to the "why" she would suggest that. She did not. While I found she conducted herself professionally, this recommendation disturbed me. Especially because not only did she say it to me, she doubled down by saying it infront of my ex. Since using her, I have had issues and have close friends who also have been in fear of their ex. PLEASE-if you have used her and she ever recommended this to you-GO WITH YOUR GUT. She can not protect you in a severe situation. Luckily, I did not respect her advice and went with that-my gut.

Things are worse with my ex since seeing ms Schofel. she glosses over relevant information in an attempt to make things look better on paper. She is very nice but she misses the point of many of the issues and tries to simplify things to the point that nothing gets accomplished.

Nice lady but first meeting she will show you her resume and get you to sign retainer. Once the retainer is signed, her billing starts. If she thinks about you, it will be on the bill. She was probably good in her days but now wants to work part time and bill her clients full time. Be careful with Linda

If you're in the unfortunate position of needing a parent coordinator to navigate co-parenting after a split—especially with multiple kids involved—do yourself a favor and steer clear of Linda Schofel. Hired to supposedly bridge communication gaps between my ex and me for our four children, she quickly revealed herself as little more than a self-serving opportunist masquerading as a professional.From the outset, her methods were laughably inept: convoluted email threads that went nowhere, vague "guidance" that felt cribbed from a generic self-help book, and an astonishing lack of insight into real family dynamics. It's as if she believes her clients are too dim to notice when they're being strung along for billable hours. And oh, those hours add up—fast. Linda's primary talent seems to be inflating fees while delivering zero tangible results, turning what should be a supportive process into a blatant cash grab.The courts either turn a blind eye or are complicit with people like her.

Linda Schofel needs to be reported to the NJ Bar Association. I have worked with numerous lawyers, but she is the most unethical, unscrupulous one. Many lawyers care for their clients, she only cares about money...not doing the right thing. I'm not even sure how someone like her could sleep at night with all the evil deeds she does. In our case, specifically, it is quite evident that her involvement has done nothing but complicate the case. Yet, she does not even have the human decency to resign so that everyone in the case (both parents and the child) could eventually find a way to peace. It is people like Linda Schofel who only want to profit from other people's divorces. She knows how to work the system. If you hire this woman for any purpose, I guarantee you will regret it.

For all of those in NJ considering or assigned a parenting coordinator, you should read this: https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/supreme-court/2012/a-127-10.html Linda Schofel took her client to Court (Supreme Court of NJ) for fees. The client was unsatisfied with her service and sent her an email with a list of grievances. She responded to it with an 89 page certification with 2 volumes of exhibits and billed the client 33K for it. The client refused to pay, but the Courts ruled against him. All of it is sick.

I recommend you run away from this woman as fast as you can. She allows her ego to taint her decisions and can be a danger to your children. She is a vain, egotistical, and vengeful attorney. She ignored my daughter completely when she expressed fear of her father. Lied to the judge stating I wrote a document that my daughter had written. And, now that my daughter is an adult, Linda Schofel is the person who is responsible for my daughter having ZERO relationship with her father. ZERO! Linda thought she knew best. Her LCSW degree does not qualify her for anything complex when it comes to human beings. Well, Linda, congratulations. The guy that conned you (yes, he conned you, like so many others) has not had a relationship with his daughter is almost 2 years now! She also blatantly LIED TO THE JUDGE saying I owed her all the legal fees I was responsible for. Cost me plenty to fight that one in court, proving what I had paid her! BEWARE

Linda schofel was our parenting coordinator. She is as greedy as they come. She billed us over 20K for a document she submitted to the court. She claimed to have worked and billed us for 50 hours. Motions take a fifth of the time to do. She is dishonest and senile. She'd make recommendations that were entirely inconsistent. One year she'd make a recommendation one way and next year it would go the other way...when the court order never changed. She probably just couldn't remember. This woman is an obsolete dinosaur who takes notes with pen/paper and then bills you for the additional time she spent writing with a pencil. This isn't even the worst part. She has a God complex. If you so much as disagree with her, she will use her power to make you pay by interpreting the court order against you. She's vindictive to say the least. She represents everything that is wrong with the legal system.

We hired Linda Schofel as a parenting coordinator. She is as greedy as she is immoral. This woman's bottom is money. She's incompetent--does not remember details of a case nor put two and two together. She shows favoritism and a double standard when managing issues in a case. No matter how much concrete evidence I gave her that my ex was wrong about an issue, she would just insist he is 'smart and handsome' and could do no wrong. She has done nothing to help parenting through an acrimonious divorce. In fact, she only complicated matters. She has no concern for your child, all this immoral woman wants is money. Don't hire her!!!

Ms. Schofel is very unfair, biased, inexperienced and dishonest. She is taking one-sided approach. We used her services as a parenting coordinator for almost two years. Her recommendations led to complete disaster for our children. We had to drop her as her services were inefficient. Do not waste your time and money by hiring Ms. Schofel !!!