Parenting Coordination Plans in Ottawa 

Are you struggling with developing a workable parenting plan for your children? Julie I. Guindon can help! She is an experienced parenting coordinator in Ottawa who supports separated parents who are having trouble creating a plan regarding vacation time, custody, guardianship, and more. As an experienced family lawyer and parenting coordinator in Ottawa, Julie I. Guindon has the skills to provide you with the necessary mediation. She will prioritize the well-being of your children while representing your rights.

 

In many cases, the involvement of an experienced third party can resolve long-standing issues and create a parenting plan that prevents future conflicts. Julie I. Guindon is well acquainted with family law and has helped countless clients develop a sustainable parenting plan in Ottawa.

 

Would you like to learn more about our parent coordination and parenting plans in Ottawa? Please don't hesitate to contact us with your questions.

 

What Is Parent Coordination?

 

Suppose you are a parent having day-to-day conflicts regarding a parental arrangement or if there are problems with the equal distribution of vacation time between two parents. A parent coordinator can help resolve such issues.

 

Parent coordination is a form of dispute resolution for high-conflict parents. Parent coordinators are trained to understand children's needs, help both parents arrive at a common consensus, and help parents manage conflicts to keep children out of them.

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The Benefits of Parenting Coordination in Ottawa

 

Here are the benefits of parenting coordination in Ottawa:

• Consistent guidance and support: Parenting coordinators provide ongoing assistance to parents, helping them manage disputes and improve communication for better co-parenting.

• Avoid lengthy court battles: Parenting coordination saves time and money and reduces the emotional strain of legal proceedings by resolving conflicts outside of court.

• Foster healthy co-parenting dynamics: Through education and conflict resolution, coordinators help parents learn effective communication and decision-making skills to cooperate for the child's well-being.

• Promote stability for children: Ensures children have a predictable and stable environment, crucial for their emotional and psychological development.

• Adapt to changing circumstances: Parenting coordinators help parents adjust the parenting plan when life changes occur (e.g. relocation, work schedule changes, or the evolving needs of the child).

• Neutral third-party mediation: A parenting coordinator acts as a neutral mediator, reducing the emotional intensity of conflicts and guiding parents to make decisions that benefit the child.

• Prevents future conflicts: Parenting coordination reduces the chances of future disputes by resolving current issues and providing ongoing support, promoting long-term cooperation between parents.

 

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Who We Help

 

It is most useful for parents who already have parenting plans or permanent arrangements in place by court order or a written agreement. Parent coordination is meant to help implement and work in coordination with existing arrangements such as:

• Custody
• Guardianship 
• Access

 

As a family lawyer, Julie I. Guindon offers help coordinating parenting in Ottawa. Rather than going back to court to enforce parenting plans, a parenting coordinator can help both parties minimize parental conflict. While parenting coordination does not replace mediation or other means of negotiation, it provides parents in disputes with a qualified professional's consistent, ongoing guidance.

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When Is Parenting Coordination Commonly Used?

The goal of parenting coordination in Ottawa is to reduce conflict between parents and help the children experience more stable and loving homes. Parents often seek the help of parent coordinators when:

• Disagreements persist even after other means of conflict resolution have been tried
• Parents have difficulty communicating and sharing child-related information in an effective way
• One or both parents have concerns about drugs, alcohol, child abuse or the stability of the other parent
• Parents need help changing their parenting plan as circumstances change
• The parenting plan needs clarification

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The Role of a Parenting Coordinator in Ottawa

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A parenting coordinator in Ottawa acts as both a mediator and a facilitator, ensuring that the existing parenting plan is implemented smoothly. They are often called upon when parents cannot agree on issues such as vacation time, child-rearing practices, or visitation schedules. The coordinator's role involves listening to both parties, offering professional guidance, and helping them reach compromises or enforce existing court orders.

 

When a resolution cannot be reached through discussion, the coordinator may use arbitration to make binding decisions. This ensures that the child's well-being is prioritized while providing a fair and effective solution to disagreements.

 

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Contact Us about Parenting Plans in Ottawa

Parent coordinators help minimize parental conflict by developing effective problem-solving and communication skills and assisting parents with the successful implementation of their parenting plan. If there is a dispute about the plan, the coordinator will help mediate an agreement between the parties or use arbitration to make a binding decision (based on information from the parents and other sources) that is in the best interests of the child.

 

Whether one, or both, of the parents are contributing to the conflict, parenting coordination in Ottawa can help by ensuring orders and agreements are safely implemented and adhered to. Combining mediation and arbitration practices, as well as practices and elements of coaching and education, a parenting coordinator serves as the primary resource for co-parents wishing to end their conflicts. If you are a co-parent seeking to remove parental conflicts from your child’s life, contact Julie I. Guindon.

 

Additionally, Julie I. Guindon also offers mediation-arbitration settlement services to settle disputes between parties without involving the court.