Parenting Coordination is a non-adversarial form of dispute resolution for high conflict families whose parents separated or divorced. It assists parents to protect and sustain safe, healthy, and meaningful parent-child relationships. Through education, parents become sensitive to their children’s needs and the effects on the family of parental conflict. The family’s progress is monitored to ensure proper and effective implementation of the parenting plan and compliance with the details of the plan in a way that resolves conflict in a timely, child-focused manner.

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Parenting Coordination is a voluntary process where the Parenting Coordinator (PC) may make temporary decisions within the scope of the court order to help parents who have demonstrated an inability or unwillingness to make parenting decisions together. The role of the PC is outlined in the authority granted within the consent order or stipulation of the parties.

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Unlike counseling, parenting coordination is a non-confidential process. As a result, the Parenting Coordinator will document parental behaviors and compliance with court orders and the PC may be called upon to provide written or oral testimony to the Court. The PC may share her concerns regarding each parent and make recommendations regarding unresolved issues.

Parenting Coordination offers children an opportunity to grow up in a home environment, free of the devastating stress resulting from being caught in the middle of parental discord.

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