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  • 1.  Parent Coordinator

    Posted 09-09-2015 09:50 AM
    Can anyone provide suggestions for a parent coordinator between Hoboken and Holmdel. I would prefer a mental health professional who can address parties in a high conflict case. Thanks in advance- Abigale Stolfe

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    If there is no pending TRO or FRO, the prohibition against mediation from the court's standpoint would not strictly apply (notwithstanding the parties' restrictions on communications in the civil order - unless that prohibits them from being in the same place at the same time). The parties need not be in the same room for mediation. Hopefully, you have alerted the mediator to the issue and he or she can accommodate the need for separate rooms and "shuttle" mediation, and can set up the timing for arrival and departure so your client does not have to see her husband (ex-husband?). If not, maybe she can be available by phone while you attend the mediation session. Or, if that can't happen either, you might want to find another mediator who can handle the logistics (and the dynamics).

    Amy Wechsler, Esq.
    Matrimonial Attorney, Mediator and
    Collaborative Practitioner
    Shimalla, Wechsler, Lepp & D'Onofrio, LLP
    101 Town Center Dr., Suite 117
    Warren, New Jersey 07059
    908-753-3833
    908-753-4189 (fax)
    www.swldfamilylaw.com




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  • 2.  RE: Parent Coordinator

    Posted 09-09-2015 10:21 AM

    Dear Abigale...

    I was one of only three approved PCs on the original list, before they screened-out non-mental health professionals. I can handle high conflict cases with no problem and have a background that includes training mental health professionals. Conferencing can be done at either Metuchen or Freehold locations. Thanks!

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    Curtis Romanowski Esq.
    Senior Attorney - Proprietor
    Metuchen NJ
    (732)603-8585
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  • 3.  RE: Parent Coordinator

    Posted 09-09-2015 10:56 AM

    Abby:

    Contact Linda Schofel, who has a strong background in parent coordinating.

    Linda is both a MHP and an attorney.

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    Robert Goldstein Esq.
    Manalapan NJ
    (732)972-1600
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  • 4.  RE: Parent Coordinator

    Posted 09-09-2015 02:57 PM
    Thank you to everyone for the wonderful suggestions.