Parenting Coordination is an evolving Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process for separating and divorced parents who are unable to resolve day-to-day disagreements about their children.

It is considered a form of mediation-arbitration, which means the practice is governed by Ontario’s Family Law Act, Arbitration Act, and special Regulation under that Act for family arbitrators.

Parenting coordination is a highly sophisticated and well-structured process of dispute resolution for high-conflict parents that includes education, coaching, support, mediation, child and other interviews, and, where necessary, arbitration (decision-making.) Parenting coordinators are often working with very high-conflict parents who seek this specialized service to help them reduce conflict for the sake of their children.