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A Parenting Coordinator is usually a mediator and arbitrator, family law lawyer or mental health professional trained in mediation and arbitration in divorce/separation and child development. Parent Coordinators require extensive education and experience to be appointed.
Although the child therapist or lawyer may have the expertise to provide a Parenting Coordinator service, they cannot operate as a parent coordinator if they also act as a legal representative for yourself or a counsellor for your children.
You may need a child therapist and you will need legal counsel, but each of these roles should remain separate and distinct.
No, a Mediator is a neutral third party who can help you work out your separation details through a specific process. They cannot provide education or recommendations to the parties or make binding decisions.
The role of the Mediator is less intrusive and typically completed in a closed, confidential way. The Parenting Coordinator may need to speak to a variety of professionals involved with your family to be of assistance to you. Information shared is not necessarily confidential/closed. The process is very transparent, and the parties are typically both involved in all communications.
Parents pay for the service and generally divide the fees 50/50 unless they decide to share the costs in an alternative way.
Some fees may be covered under the medical section on your taxes or through individual medical coverage such as Blue Cross.
