Parent Coordination Primer Part One of a Two-Part Episode with Attorney/Mediator, Carolyn Kalos on Divorce & Beyond #240

This week and next, Susan speaks with Attorney/Mediator, Carolyn Kalos in a special two-part episode sharing everying you need to know about Parent Coordination:  What it is and How it Can Help Your High Conflict Co-Parenting!

Carolyn Kalos has been practicing in New York City, some of the busiest courts in the country for over 25 years and spend many of those years in the courtroom with some of the most difficult cases involving children.  She knows the ins and outs of the system AND it's limitations.  One thing that Carolyn knows for sure is that the court is very often not the best place to resolve issues between co-parents when it comes to disagreements about their kids.  

With her special expertise and many years of experience in the family courts as an advocate, Carolyn is passionate about helping families stay out of the system as much as possible, even high conflict cases.  She is a sought-after Parent Coordinator (PC) in New York and is seeing a large uptick in the number of judges appointing PCs and in attorneys suggesting them to clients.  But what exactly is Parent Coordination?  How does it work, how do you find a good one and how does it keep you and your family out of court?

This is a big topic, and is such an important one, that we had to make it a two-parter so listen to Part One now and tune in next Monday for the conclusion in Part Two!

About this week's special guest:

Carolyn Kalos has been a family lawyer in New York City for over 25 years allowing her to see the toll that divorce, custody disputes, and overall conflict can take on families, especially on children. She is the founding partner at FamilyFriendlyMediation, where she is an attorney, a mediator and a parenting coordinator, with a practice focused entirely on helping families in a less conflict-driven and more amicable way.  Carolyn also serves on the NextGen Board at FamilyKind, where she is a consulting Mediator & Parenting Coordinator.  She is also the Associate Director at the Center for Mediation & Training, a volunteer mediator at NYLAG (New York Legal Assistance Group), and a consultant at Apiary Life.  Carolyn has been a litigator, trial skills instructor, and adjunct professor, all in the area of family law.  Carolyn went to the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) and Emory Law School.

Find out more about Carolyn and her services:

www.familyfriendlymediation.com

Follow Carolyn on Instagram at @familyfriendlymediation

 

To meet with Carolyn at the special reduced fee rate for Divorce & Beyond Listeners visit: Home | Carolyn Kalos  https://www.carolynkalos.com

 

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