Parenting coordination post-divorce
Parenting coordination is a highly specialized intervention to help parents with a high-conflict relationship focus on the needs of their children and implement the court-approved parenting plan. Facilitates the resolution of disputes between parents, offers guidance in child and youth development, minimizes family conflict, and reduces legal litigation.
Which families benefit from parenting coordination?
Families in which the parents maintain a high level of persistent post-divorce relational conflict, which can be manifested by:
- Need to punish the other parent
- Perception that the other is not a good parent (problematic parental alliance)
- Intense, open, continuous hostility between parents, aggressive interactions focused on co-parenting
- Mutual complaints for non-compliance with the parenting plan
- One parent openly states that they want to remove the other from the children’s lives.
Parenting coordination is also a suitable option for:
- Families in cross-border family proceedings, to help implement the judicial resolution
- Families in which a parent has died and his/her family has problems maintaining the relationship with their grandchildren
How can I access the parenting coordination service?
Parents can access the service by court resolution or by agreement between parents supported by their lawyers, as long as there is a parenting plan approved by the court.
What are the benefits of parenting coordination?
– For families, an increase in emotional well-being and a reduction in the level of conflict.
– For the court and the judge, the reduction of the workload generated by continuous litigation, fewer writings, appearances, etc.
– For lawyers, a reduction in crisis assistance and calls for non-legal issues.