Parenting coordination
Supporting parents with practical arrangements after separation, with children’s needs at the centre.
Help with the everyday details.
Parenting coordination can help separated parents implement parenting arrangements and manage recurring disagreements. Its powers and qualification requirements vary by jurisdiction. It is a separate process from a single mediation session.
Understanding the parenting plan
Identify the existing order or agreement, the practical issue and the questions that need professional or legal advice.
Parenting communication
Set expectations for messages, response times, shared calendars and how concerns are raised.
Exchanges and everyday routines
Discuss recurring difficulties with pickups, delays, school routines and transitions between homes.
Activities and scheduling
Work through practical conflicts involving activities, appointments and the information parents need to share.
Holidays and special occasions
Clarify how to raise proposed dates and respond to overlapping plans within the existing arrangements.
Keeping children out of adult conflict
Build communication habits that avoid using children as messengers or asking them to resolve adult disagreements.
Recording practical agreements
Keep a clear record of agreed next steps, responsibilities and review dates. Obtain legal advice about formal changes.
Knowing when another process is needed
Recognize issues outside the mandate, urgent concerns and circumstances that require a lawyer, court or another professional.
Preparing for a more workable routine.
Gather the current parenting order or agreement, a brief factual chronology and a short list of recurring practical issues. Keep children’s names and sensitive records out of your initial enquiry.
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