Parenting coordination is non-confidential and is reportable at the request of the Court, or by one or both parties. This way both parties are held accountable for their behaviours to ensure they are motivated towards a better co-parenting approach to their conflict that is also child-focussed.

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The appointment of a Parenting Coordinator (“PC”) can be Court ordered, (including by way of a consent order) or by way of an agreement in a Parenting Plan. You may find it useful to use our template to seek a court order (including by consent) for the appointment of Belinda Crawford or Anna D’Addona as your PC.

Parenting coordination sessions are initially conducted by the PC with the parties to the dispute separately via a 45-minute zoom session each. Thereafter, a PC will meet with the parties in a 90-minute session approximately once a month for a period of up to 2 years (longer or shorter if the parties agree or otherwise as per any Court order).  The arrangements can be flexible to accommodate any urgent issues that may arise from time to time (subject to our availability) and are conducted via video conferencing.

A Parenting Coordinator can assist to resolve the following types of issues:

• minor changes or clarification of time, schedules or conditions including holidays and temporary variations from the existing parenting orders/plan;
• boundaries around verbal or written communication, including any forms of electronic communication between co-parents about the children;
• arrangements for transitions or exchanges of the children including date, time, place, means of transportation and transporter;
• health care management including but not limited to medical, dental, orthodontic, vision, psychology and other specialties;
• child rearing issues including but not limited to disciplinary practises, bedtime routines, diet and homework support;
• education or daycare including choice of school, tutoring, participation in special education testing and programmes or other major educational decisions;
• participation in extracurricular activities;
• travel and passport arrangements;
• clothing, equipment and personal possessions of the children;
• roles of and contact with significant others, new partners and extended family.

If there are issues with the implementation or interpretation of Court Orders or a Parenting Plan, a PC can assist.  When parties are struggling to communicate and co-parent, a PC can also help.

Unfortunately, when couples separate, their children can often be exposed to the conflict between their parents, either directly or indirectly.  Parenting coordination guides parties to a better path of negotiation and managing day to day issues to shield the children from the dispute. The goal is to avoid the conflict negatively impacting on the children and the potential for court proceedings.

After you have reached an agreement or had a court order directing who the Parenting Coordinator will be, each party should book their individual intake session using the online booking system on this website located on the “bookings” page.  Following this, future joint sessions will be arranged by your Parenting Coordinator in consultation with both parties and in accordance with the timeframes required by any Orders or Parenting Plan.

Separation Solutions operate out of virtual offices.  However, all Parenting Coordination sessions are conducted via video conference (zoom) so an attendance in person is not required.