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- Title
Perspectives of Mothers, Fathers, and Parenting Coordinators Concerning the Process and Impact of Parenting Coordination.
- Authors
McHale, James P.; Carter, Debra K.; Miller, Marthanne; Fieldstone, Linda
- Abstract
In a small pilot study, 31 interviewees, including 12 parenting coordinators, 11 mothers, and 8 fathers representing 14 different parenting coordination cases retrospectively described child and family functioning both pre‐ and post‐parenting coordination in phone interviews. They also detailed how often and how well different issues that arose during the parenting coordination work (acrimony, problem‐solving communication, triangulation of the child into the conflict) were actively addressed. Parties tended to view coparenting more positively when reflecting on post‐ compared with pre‐intervention, but reported less change in child adjustment. Discrepancy among same‐case informant reports was common. Parenting coordinators (PCs) consistently rated their interventions as more frequent and successful than did parents. Mothers and fathers largely disagreed on interventions they experienced. While this small N pilot can offer no definitive conclusions, it underscores need for research and wisdom in including both parents' perspectives. Key Points for the Family Court Community: Empirical study of the mechanisms and effectiveness of parenting coordination are urgently needed; parental perspectives have been overlooked in past parenting coordination research.Examining and comparing views of multiple parties within a given case spotlights differences in parent and PC views about parenting coordination effectiveness.When reflecting on adjustment before and after parenting coordination, parties rate some facets of coparenting better post‐ than pre‐parenting coordination, but see little change in child adjustment.PCs typically rate effectiveness more highly than parents, and parents largely disagree with one another and/or with PCs on effectiveness of interventions.Nearly all parties say a focus on child‐centered team‐building would have been helpful.
- Subjects
CO-parents; TRIANGULATION (Psychology); COURTS of special jurisdiction; SELF-discrepancy; FAMILY law courts
- Publication
Family Court Review, 2020, Vol 58, Issue 1, p211
- ISSN
1531-2445
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/fcre.12462