A parenting coordinator is a professional appointed by the Court to assist parenting in resolving ongoing disputes about the parenting of their children or their decision-making and parenting time arrangements after a decree or order is in place. Under Rule 74 of the Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure, parties must stipulate for the Court to appoint a parenting coordinator in their case. Decisions made by the parent coordinator are binding. The Conciliation Court is appointed as parenting coordinator in a limited number of cases based upon financial need.
