They have drawn on their extensive experience, research and interactive approach to prepare professionals for the challenging
role of parenting coordinator.
Generally, the
use of a parenting coordinator is appropriate when other methods of dispute resolution have been unsuccessful and communication between the parents is difficult.
How a Parenting Coordinator Can Help: The ultimate
goal of a Parenting Coordinator (PC) is to focus on the needs of the children by helping their parents resolve their conflicts.
The court may terminate the service
of the Parenting Coordinator at any time upon finding that there is no longer a need for the services or for other good cause.
Her doctoral dissertation on the
experiences of parenting coordinators working with high conflict couples engaged in intimate partner violence is the foundation for her current research.
A Parenting Coordinator has an ongoing duty to report any activity, criminal or otherwise, that adversely affects the Parenting Coordinator's ability to perform the
functions of a Parenting Coordinator.
The Parenting Coordinator shall submit a written report to the parties and their counsel at the
completion of the Parenting Coordinator's services, and may also submit interim reports as appropriate.
However, it wasn't until the early 1990s that parent coordination truly began to develop, when mental health professionals and family lawyers began talking seriously about the
role of the parent coordinator.
This 40 - hour training is suitable for experienced family law lawyers, counselors, social workers, family law mediators, family therapists, and psychologists who have or will have special training in mediating and arbitrating parenting disputes also require 40 hours
of parenting coordinator training under the Family Law Act.
An initial
roster of parenting coordinators was launched in 2007, the members of which included experienced family law lawyers, mediators, social workers, psychologists and registered clinical counsellors.
The role
of the Parenting Coordinator includes: assessing the family and the litigation history; educating the parties as to the impact their behavior has on the child; facilitating conflict management; and assisting the parties in the development of parenting plans and alternative resolutions to other disputes.
Anne Heche and her ex utilized the services
of a parenting coordinator after Ms. Heche famously called her ex (and father of her son) a «lazy ass» on the David Lettermen show.
A July 2012 report, Perspectives on Parenting Coordination:
Views of Parenting Coordinators, Attorneys, and Judiciary Members, took an in - depth look at parenting coordination from the legal environment perspective.
While the
mandate of parenting coordinators may vary somewhat from case to case, their focus is on the small daily decisions the parents must make about their children — precisely the same small decisions that provide so much conflict and increasing loads on the court system.
She based her careful analysis on the history of the parents, the
report of the parenting coordinator, the financial means of the parents, the needs of the child, and the unilateral decision of the mother to place the child in private school.
The uses and limitations of parenting coordination are now generally well understood by the bench and bar, and a healthy body of case law is growing on the appointment and
termination of parenting coordinators.
In the event the parties are not able to decide or resolve disputes on their own or with the
suggestions of the Parenting Coordinator, the Parenting Coordinator is empowered to make reports or recommendations to the parties and the court for further consideration as set forth in section (E) below.
It found that differences in education and training
of the parenting coordinator depended largely on their discipline, specifically whether they were lawyers, psychologists or social workers, for example.
Learn tools for developing reasonable child - centered and custody options and the ethical challenges of parenting coordination and parenting facilitation; Understand the roles and
skills of parenting coordinators and parenting facilitators; Better understand the dynamics and issues in co-parenting and the needs of parents and children within on high conflict families; Study the development and evolution of parenting plans, parenting coordination, and parenting facilitation techniques.
15.3 The Parenting Coordinator may issue a recommendation with regard to any matters under consideration at the time of resignation or
end of the Parenting Coordinator's term.
With the
help of a parenting coordinator to monitor parental behaviors you and your co-parent can make the necessary changes to help your child have a healthy childhood.
12.13 If there is any retainer balance at the
conclusion of the Parenting Coordinator's work, the Parenting Coordinator shall return the balance to the parties when the Parenting Coordinator deems the work complete.
(a) To be eligible to be included on the district court's
list of parenting coordinators, a person must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Hold a masters or doctorate degree in psychology, law, social work, counseling, medicine, or a related subject area.
A parenting coordinator shall strictly adhere to the role and responsibilities
of a parenting coordinator as outlined in the order or stipulation of the parties.