Page 1 226 ORDER APPOINTING PARENTING COORDINATOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY In the Matter of the Marriage of: , Petitioner, and , Respondent . ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: ORDER APPOINTING PARENTING COORDINATOR It is hereby ordered as follows: 1. Parenting Coordinator. is appointed as Parenting Coordinator (hereafter referred to as 223the coordinator224) pursuant to the provisions of ORS 107.425. Mother and father have one child/children, . 2. Term: The term of the coordinator222s service shall begin on the date of this order. The term of the coordinator222s appointment shall continue until . American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Page 2 226 ORDER APPOINTING PARENTING COORDINATOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3. Authority of Parenting Coordinator. The coordinator shall have the authority to do any or all of the following: A. Assist the parties in avoiding litigation and resolving disputes. B. Provide conflict management services. C. Make recommendations regarding participation by relatives or other significant persons regarding parenting time. D. Recommend that an attorney be appointed for the children. E. Supervise the parties222 participation and compliance with any mental health treatment program, and to resolve issues regarding the medical and psychological care or counseling of the child or of either parent relating to their parenting ability. F. Recommend appropriate medical and mental health evaluation and treatment, including evaluations, psychotherapy, counseling and parenting classes for the child/children and/or either parent, including forensic recommending a forensic custody and parenting time evaluation. G. Monitor compliance by each party regarding the parenting plan and all terms and conditions thereof. H. Determine and recommend sanctions for violations by either party of any of the terms and conditions of the parenting plan. I. Recommend and implement new or modified parenting time, subject to the court222s authority to approve, modify or reject the recommendations. J. Assist in the resolution of any other matter submitted to the coordinator by either parent, subject to final review by the court to the extent required by law. 4. Appointments. A. Appointments with the coordinator shall be scheduled at the request of either parent. Such appointments shall be conducted by telephone or in person and no written notice shall be required. Each parent shall make a good faith effort to be available for appointments when requested by the other parent or the coordinator. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Page 3 226 ORDER APPOINTING PARENTING COORDINATOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 B. The coordinator shall set a time and place for an initial meeting with each parent within 20 days after the date this order is signed by the judge. Each parent shall attend the meeting at the time scheduled by the coordinator. Each parent shall also notify the coordinator regarding any factors that are relevant to the process of scheduling appointments with the coordinator. 5. Process for Making Recommendations or Requirements. A. The coordinator shall have discretion to set rules and procedures for the conduct of meetings. The coordinator shall investigate and decide matters submitted to the coordinator by either parent, by meeting with the parents, reviewing written materials, and by considering any other information relevant to the matter or matters at issue. Meetings may be held with both parents present or by meeting with one parent at a time at the coordinator222s discretion. The coordinator shall have discretion to allow either parent to appear by telephone. B. The coordinator may consult with professionals, family members and other who have information about the parents or the child, such as therapists, custody evaluators, school teachers and other such professionals, and may consider such information in making any recommendations or requirements. The coordinator shall have the authority to determine the protocol for all interviews and sessions, including, in the case of meetings with the parents, the power to determine who attends such meetings. C. The coordinator may interview the child/children privately in order to ascertain his/her/their needs as to the issues being decided. The coordinator shall avoid placing a child in a position in which a child is required to take sides in a dispute between the parents. The coordinator may allow the child the freedom and opportunity to fully express any concerns or desires to the coordinator. D. The coordinator may issue oral recommendations or requirements where warranted. At the request of either parent or at the direction of the coordinator, specific American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Page 4 226 ORDER APPOINTING PARENTING COORDINATOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 recommendations may be confirmed in writing and provided to the parents and their attorneys, if any. The coordinator shall not be required to file a transcript of any proceedings or meetings with the court. E. Either party may request judicial review of any recommendations or requirements made by the coordinator by filing an appropriate motion with the court within 21 days after the date that he or she received the recommendations or requirements. If an appropriate motion is filed, the parties understand that the court has the final authority to determine whether the coordinator222s recommendations or requirements will be approved by the court. Prior to any scheduled hearing, if either party so requests, the parents and their attorneys, if any, shall meet and confer with the coordinator to attempt to resolve any objections to the recommendations or requirements. In the event that the issues are resolved, a written stipulation shall be prepared by the coordinator or by one of the attorneys involved, and such stipulation shall then be submitted to the court before the hearing is scheduled to take place. F. The parties shall be required to follow any disputed recommendations made by the coordinator until the court has ruled whether it should approve the recommendations or requirements. If neither party requests judicial review of any recommendations or requirements within the 21 day period set forth above, the coordinator shall inform the court of the recommendations or requirements and request that the court review and approve such recommendations or requirements. If the recommendations or requirements made by the coordinator should result in a modification of the parenting plan, the recommendations or requirements shall be accompanied by a proposed supplemental judgment, which shall be prepared by a parent222s attorney or by a parent acting pro se, as designated by the coordinator. 6. Communication. The parents may communicate with the coordinator without the other parent present. This applies to oral communications or any written documentation American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Page 5 226 ORDER APPOINTING PARENTING COORDINATOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 or communications submitted to the coordinator. The coordinator may communicate separately with either parent, and with other medical or mental health professionals who have information that the coordinator deems to be relevant. The coordinator may speak with either parent without his or her attorney being present. 7. Confidentiality. There is no confidentiality concerning communications with the coordinator. The coordinator may communicate with custody evaluators, medical professionals, counseling professionals, teachers, and any other persons who may have information relevant to the parenting coordinator222s work. The coordinator may be required by law to report child and elder abuse and threats of abuse against another person. In cases involving domestic violence, the coordinator and legal counsel (or the parents if not represented by le