(3) At least fourteen hours of specialized training in domestic abuse and dispute resolution; (4) At least twelve hours of specialized training in parenting coordination. RULE 90.08. Parenting Coordinator Qualifications in Abuse, Neglect, or Dependency Cases. A court of common pleas or division of the court shall not appoint an individual as a parenting coordinator in an abuse, neglect, or dependency case unless the individual meets both of the following qualifications: (A) Possesses significant experience working with family disputes; (B) Has completed at least thirty-two hours of specialized child protection mediation training that has been approved by the Dispute Resolution Section of the Supreme Court and that meets standards established by the Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution. RULE 90.09. Parenting Coordinator Continuing Education. (A) Requirement A parenting coordinator shall complete at least three hours per calendar year of continuing education relating to children. The continuing education may include continuing education for lawyers, social workers, psychologists, or other licensed mental health professionals and professional development events that are approved by the Dispute Resolution Section of the Supreme Court and that meet standards established by the Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution. (B) Annual report On or before January 1st of each year, a parenting coordinator shall report to each court or division from which the parenting coordinator receives appointments a list of all continuing education training completed during the previous year pursuant to division (A) of this rule, including the title, date, and location of each training. (C) Failure to comply
A parenting coordinator shall have an ongoing duty to report any activity, criminal or otherwise, that would adversely affect the parenting coordinator’s ability to perform the functions of a parenting coordinator. RULE 90.11. Compliance with Guidelines for Parenting Coordination. A court of common pleas or division of the court and a parenting coordinator shall comply with the “Guidelines for Parenting Coordination” developed by the Association of Family Courts and Conciliation Task Force on Parenting Coordination. Wherever a conflict exists between the guidelines and Sup.R. 90 through 90.13, the rules shall control. RULE 90.12. Confidentiality, Privilege, and Public Access. (A) Confidentiality Except as provided by law, parenting coordination, including communications between the parties and their children and the parenting coordinator, communications between the parenting coordinator and other relevant parties, and communications with the court, shall not be confidential. (B) Privilege Except as provided by law, parenting coordination shall not be privileged. (C) Public access to parenting coordinator files. The files maintained by a parenting coordinator but not filed with a clerk or submitted to a court shall not be available for public access pursuant to Sup.R. 44 through 47. RULE 90.13. Reporting of Harm, Abuse, or Neglect. (A) Notice to parties A parenting coordinator shall inform the parties the parenting coordinator will report any suspected child abuse or neglect and any apparent serious risk of harm to a family member’s self, another family member, or a third party to child protective services, law enforcement, or other appropriate authority. (B) Report of child abuse or neglect