To many family law practitioners, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate parenting coordinators in custody matters was a reasonable measure to keep decision-making in the purview of the state’s judges.
But several attorneys questioned whether the practice, which on May 23 becomes a thing of the past in Pennsylvania custody cases, could have survived with some tweaking. Attorneys said the practice, with proper oversight, was a suitable enterprise for refereeing situations such as "mom’s sister’s wedding on dad’s Saturday" in high-conflict custody cases. The courts, lawyers said, simply do not have time for such minor issues.
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