Dr. Elizabeth Bergen ELIZABETH BERGEN, PH.D LLC : GAL : Dr. Bergen Guardian Ad Litum Overcharges for Services ~COURT GAL LACKS ACCOUNTABILITY Westport Connecticut

This CT Guardian Ad Litum charges $350+ per hour. What are her qualifications?: Bergen earned her PhD which makes her a "Doctor". One would think that to be qualified to hold such a position of power and to charge rates that rival many Medical Doctors that Bergen would have a background in child psychology or maybe anything related to behavioral/family services, right?  Wrong!  Elizabeth Bergen earned her PhD in Anthropology. OUCH!  

Beware! Once you sign any documents allowing her to be an advocate for your child's "best interests", pls consider the following:

1.  Who recommended her?  If it was the opposing counsel, RUN!  There's a pattern of her supporting the client's whose attorneys throw her the most business. Obviously, this is not always the case, however, there'a a reason GAL reform is currently hot and that's because there's lots of money being spent with minimal oversight and almost no regulation. 

2.  Understand your finances and your ex's. Can you afford a potential 6 figure GAL spend in addition to the attorney fees. she will require a healthy 5-10k retainer to be maintained and there's no cap or oversight regarding the time she allocates towards interviews, emailing, phone calls,etc...  

3.  consider that once you sign anything agreeing to her being a part of your case, you cannot have her removed. 

I dislike my ex but I dispise Elizabeth Bergen and wouldn't wish her on my worst enemy.  please do your homework and avoid her at all cost!!