In an Oct. 22 entry on the Wall St. Journal blog The Juggle, writer Rachel Emma Silverman reported on an emerging concept in the effort to reconcile the divergent childcare philosophies of former spouses:
To help ease ... tensions, more divorcing couples are turning to parenting coordinators. For instance, actress Anne Heche and her ex recently made tabloid headlines when they were asked by the court to hire one (for $375 an hour) after fighting publicly over the care of their young son.
These professionals, who usually have backgrounds as lawyers, mediators or mental-health professionals, help ex-spouses work through the nitty-gritty decisions of child care: who should pick the kids up from school, what summer camps the children should attend, even when its okay for kids to get their ears pierced.
They try to help parents resolve disputed issues themselves, but if parents cant settle an issue, the coordinator can often make a decision for them.
Labels: divorce, help_for_parents
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