SUsan wiggin
president & Founder

I have had the privilege of working with parents experiencing separation, divorce, post divorce and step-family dynamics for over 20 years. I find it gratifying to work with parents during one of the most difficult times in their lives to help guide them through education, co-parenting skill building and reaching agreements that allow them to move up and away from stuck places that are not functioning well for anyone concerned to a place of greater understanding, improved ability to communicate and to make decisions together as co-parents.

I am delighted to work with parent attorneys and Guardians ad Litem to coordinate our work to best support the entire family system.

It is my intention to help parents in the most expedient and effective ways financially, emotionally and with respect to their time.

I work with co-parents directly, I hold workshops and run groups, I facilitate professional education conferences, conduct program evaluation, research and serve as keynote speaker and conference facilitator.

It will be my pleasure to work with you.


family law ACHIEVEMENT AWARD For Extraordinary leadership, professionalism and service to Maine families

awarded by maine state bar association in 2010

  • March 2024-Present

    • Member, Pro Bono Committee of the Justice Action Group

    June 2023-Present

    • Equity Advocate; Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System (PACTS) Policy Board.
      Greater Portland Council of Governments

    December 2022-August 2024

    • Executive Board, Board of Directors, Kids First Center, Scarborough, Maine

    June 2020-December 2022

    • President of the Board of Directors, Kids First Center, Scarborough, Maine

  • May 2022 - September 2024

    • Appointed By Governor Mills to Volunteer Maine as a Commissioner to Seat 14; an expert in the delivery of educational services to communities and people.

  • January 2004- Present

    • President and Founder of Child-Centered Solutions

    July 2004- 2014

    • Guardian ad Litem, Title 19A Family Matters Cases

    June 2000- Present

    • Staff assistant, Educator, and Facilitator, Kids First Center

  • September 1996 - May 2000

    • Bachelor of Social Work, University of Southern Maine

    September 2002-May 2004

    • Master of Social Work, University of Southern Maine

    September-December 2007

    • Harvard Law School, Program on Principled Negotiation

    September 2021-Present

    • PhD Candidate in Public Policy, ABD.

    • Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine.

      Anticipated graduation date: May 2025

      • Area of scholarship: Judicial and legal professionals’ experiences with coercive control in the context of family matters cases.