Parenting Coordination is a service for high-conflict couples who are experiencing chronic difficulties in resolving parenting issues between themselves.

In Jirova v. Benincasa (2018 ONSC 534), Madame Justice Audet described parenting coordination in the context of Family Disputes, pointing out that it is: “…a way for parents to settle parenting disputes with cost-efficiency, procedural flexibility and expeditiousness.”

Unlike most separated parents who settle their disputes within a couple of years, some parents’ conflicts continue for many years. These parents keep returning to their lawyers with issues that, from a legal standpoint, might seem inconsequential, but to the parents can be critical enough to compel them to get a second mortgage to fund their battle.