Parenting Coordination Order Template
Parenting CoordinationThe parties shall provide the Parenting Coordinator with: The parties have liberty to provide to the Parenting Coordinator, a copy of the following expert reports filed in the parenting proceedings: (court to specify any reports able to be released to the Parenting Coordinator). The parties are directed to provide to the Parenting Coordinator any documents requested by the Parenting Coordinator authorised under Order 6 above. The parties are directed to attend and participate in the process of Parenting Coordination, and comply with all reasonable directions of the Parenting Coordinator. The parties shall equally share the costs of the Parenting Coordinator and pay all invoices as issued by the Parenting Coordinator by the due date for payment. Each party and the Independent Children’s Lawyer have liberty to apply if either party fails to comply with Orders 1 to 9 above, or recommendations or proposed communication protocols made by the Parenting Coordinator.
- Pursuant to s.13C of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (the Act) the parties will participate, on a non‑confidential basis, in the service of Parenting Coordination to assist the parties in the interpretation and implementation of their parenting Order for at least once per month, or less often in the discretion of the Parenting Coordinator for a period of at least 12 months. The Parenting Coordinator shall be the person appointed by the parties pursuant to Order 3 below.
- Prior to instituting or renewing court proceedings, whether on an interim or a final basis, for orders for enforcement, contravention, interpretation or any other orders relating to the implementation of the parties’ parenting orders, they will refer the dispute to the Parenting Coordinator for assistance in the resolution of that dispute.
- The parties agreed to appoint Jennifer Hetherington as the Parenting Coordinator (the Parenting Coordinator).
- The parties must do all things reasonably necessary to appoint the Parenting Coordinator, including:
- (a) booking an intake session within seven (7) days of selection of the Parenting Coordinator; and
(b) signing the Parenting Coordinator’s engagement agreement, within seven (7) days of a request by the Parenting Coordinator or within 48 hours prior to the intake session, whichever is the earlier.
- (a) a copy of this order and a copy of the current parenting order; and
(b) A copy of any current domestic or family violence order in place naming either of the parties or their children.