Parent coordination services
What is a Parent Coordinator?
In North Carolina, the family court system can appoint a Parent Coordinator to help parents in high-conflict custody cases or parenting disputes. A Parent Coordinator must meet specific qualifications and is an impartial person who can help the parents resolve conflict and learn to effectively communicate with one another. In most cases, a Parent Coordinator is either a mental health professional or attorney who has received training in parent coordination and who has been approved by the court.
Role of the Parent Coordinator
The role of the Parent Coordinator is to assist parents with following and understanding their court order, parenting plans, reducing conflict, and improving communication.
Families in need of a Parent Coordinator are typically in high-conflict custody cases and are spending a lot of time and money on litigation. Parenting Coordinators can help with:
- day to day decisions and communication
- transition times, location, and logistics
- diet
- bed time
- discipline
- healthcare management
- extracurricular activities
- schedule alterations
- sharing of vacations/holidays
- clothing
- participation in visitation
- child care/daycare/baby sitting
- telephone contact
- school/education
- passport and travel
- improving communication between parties
- and other areas designated by the court or parties
How To Get Started
Attorneys representing cases and judges presiding over cases can request for Ms. Margaretten to be appointed as the Parenting Coordinator.
It is important to understand, Ms. Margaretten cannot serve in two roles. She can either be a parties parent coordinator or a psychologist. If she has performed psychological testing on any of the parties or their children, she cannot also be your Parent Coordinator.