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What is parenting consulting in Minnesota divorces?

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one of the forms of adr is what we call
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parenting consulting other states call
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parenting coordinators and a parenting
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consultant in minnesota first of all has
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to be agreed to by the parties it cannot
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be ordered by the court without the
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parties agreeing
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and a parenting consultant is someone in
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high conflict custody cases
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who
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learns about the parties and then is
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able to first of all
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negotiate with them just like mediation
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to try and come to a resolution of
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of issues and if not the
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parenting consultant then makes the
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decision
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and that decision then is binding on the
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parties
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they have a certain amount of time to go
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to court and say
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they want to overturn that decision
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generally people don’t do that so these
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are for parties that are already
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divorced
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and have kids and are still very high
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conflict and can’t agree on whether or
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not it’s raining or not trust me so i do
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a lot of parent consulting

St. Paul, MN family law attorney Susan Lach explains how parenting consulting works in Minnesota divorces.

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