In a February 25, 2026, article published by The Daily Record, Lindsay Parvis discusses the important role parenting coordinators (PCs) play in helping families reduce conflict and support children during and after divorce. A family law attorney at JGL, Lindsay also serves as a parenting coordinator and notes that PCs are particularly useful when one party’s challenges disrupt an established parenting schedule.
“It might be around a parent who has substance issues,” she explained. “Having a parenting coordinator be able to step in and work with the family on how to adjust the parenting time schedule (is helpful) so that folks aren’t in the situation where every time something goes wrong they have to go back to court.”
Parenting coordinators are neutral third parties focused on the best interests of children and may be appointed by the court, recommended by counsel, or retained by parents directly.
Lindsay emphasized the importance of clearly defining the parenting coordinator’s role at the outset. “When parents choose to work with a parenting coordinator, the more detailed they can be about the responsibilities and scope of services – whether it’s a settlement agreement, a parenting plan or a custody order – the more helpful it is for expectation-setting for everybody.”
Read the article “Parenting coordinators help clients tune in to each other” on The Daily Record website (subscription required).
