Abstract In the recent past, divorce/separation cases have increased exponentially making life coaching essential in dispute resolution. Coaching plays a crucial role in addressing custody disputes and other transition-related issues. A divorce can be a very stressful life event for couples. Coaching allows spouses to overcome the transition challenges that may hamper the divorce process. It involves two models, the neutral and the allied coach approach (Victor & Abeles, 2004). Both models focus on eliminating negative emotions and feelings through education and support in order to facilitate communication. Coaching, unlike therapy, uses a whole-family approach to arrive at a solution that benefits all family members. It seeks to understand the client’s current situation in order to help him/her develop plans for child custody, financial support, and other issues that may impede the divorce process. Introduction Professional life coaching helps clients achieve the transformation they desire in their lives. It is about helping a client through a journey of self-discovery that would make him/her understand his/her needs in life, personal relationships, and career. Divorce is one area that requires professional life coaching to enable the parents and children to adjust to the new changes. The life-coaching role can be useful in resolving child custody conflicts or assisting parents through a divorce transition. It can also assist children adjust to the new changes occasioned by the’ divorce (Kelly & Emery, 2003). During a divorce, the family should come up with an agreement that does not disadvantage anyone. Life coaches assist the divorcing parents to comprehend each other’s views and opinions regarding the process. During a divorce, strong emotions and thoughts can hinder objective reasoning, which may prevent the couple from reaching an agreement. A life coach assists clients to reframe their opinions and emotions so that they can understand each other’s perspective (Williams & Menendez, 2007). Life coaching also allows the clients to be objective and unbiased during the divorce process. This reduces stress, anxiety, and tension, which may affect the children. The coaches encourage the divorcing parents to agree on child custody issues before making the separation decisions. Thus, unlike in therapy, life coaching involves a whole-family focus to ensure that the divorce does not disadvantage anyone. This research paper will examine the professional life-coaching role in marriage and divorce, and the theoretical models in the coaching field. The Life-coaching Role in a Divorce Transition The resolution of issues such as child custody disputes during a divorce requires the services of a life coach. The divorce coach is an expert in “mediation, separation and divorce, family dynamics, and collaborative law process” and thus, is best suited to help couples overcome the “psychological and emotional challenges” that come with separation or divorce (Dunbar, 2010, p. 34). Divorce is a complex process that involves court battles to resolve child custody issues and terminate the marriage in a legal way. It requires a collaborative approach to guide the parents and children, if there are any, through “an emotional, spiritual, and financial journey” together (Dunbar, 2010, p. 35). The emotional journey entails a change of the old habits in order to adopt new ways of relating with each other. As a collaborative team member, a life coach encourages continuous communication between the parents involved in the divorce process. A coach’s role is to remove all emotional obstacles that may impede the process o