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Parenting Coordinator Program

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This program is designed to help parents implement their parenting plan and resolve day-to-day parenting issues with the assistance of a neutral third party. For example, one parent wants to change the court-ordered visitation time and the other parent disagrees. The Parenting Coordinator would talk to each parent to see if they could agree and would make a recommendation if they could not agree.

Benefits of a parenting coordinator include:

  • Effective communication with a focus on the child’s best interest.
  • Reduced misunderstandings and a process for parents to reach a mutual compromise.
  • Reduced litigation in court.
  • Lower costs and shorter timeframes.

Find Your Own Parenting Coordinator

Under Court Rule 5:8D the court may appoint a parenting coordinator selected by the parties. This can be a professional who is not on the Judiciary's roster, or it can be someone the parents trust, such as a mutual friend or community member. The benefit of choosing someone they know is that the person is familiar with the family members and their unique situation. 

Use a Parenting Coordinator from the Court’s Roster

The court can appoint a parenting coordinator from the Judiciary's roster of trained professionals. They are often attorneys, mediators, or mental health professions who have completed mandatory training. They charge an hourly fee for their services.

Apply to Be a Parenting Coordinator

If you want to be listed on the court’s roster as a professional parenting coordinator, you need to apply. Approved parenting coordinators can also change or update their roster status.

For more information, contact the Family Practice Division at 609-815-2900 ext. 55350 or email AOCFamily.Mailbox@njcourts.gov .

Parenting Coordinator Roster

Parenting Coordinator Approved for DV Cases Hourly Rate
Jennifer Stone Hall, Esq.
McKenna, DuPont, Stone & Washburne
229 Broad Street
Red Bank, NJ 07724
Phone:732-741-6681
Fax:732-576-1787

I provide assistance to parents who have experienced an ongoing pattern of high conflict and/or litigation regarding their children. Ihelp parents implement and comply with court orders and parenting plans by making timely decisions to diminish the pattern of unnecessary litigation, animosity andconflict. My focus remains on the children's best interest.

 Yes $400.00
David S. Gomberg, Ph.D.
David S. Gomberg and Associates
169 Maplewood Ave
Maplewood, NJ 07040
Phone:973-313-9289
Fax:973-763-5604
Yes $425.00
Cassandra T. Savoy, Esq.
Cassandra T. Savoy, LLC
610 North Maple Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07017
Phone:973-748-0097
Fax:973-954-5533
Yes $325.00
Linda A. Schofel, Esq., LCSW
Snyder Sarno D'Aniello Marceri & da Costa LLC
425 Eagle Rock Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068
Fax:(973)275-5202

Linda A. Schofel has been a family law attorney for more than 30 years. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and is collaboratively trained. She is a trained mediator for domestic violence matters. Her background as a therapist and family lawyer has resulted in hundreds of parent coordination court appointments.

 Yes $360.00
Marcy A. Pasternak, Ph.D.
Marcy Pasternak, Ph.D., P.A.
96 Joan Drive
Watchung, NJ 07069
Phone:908-769-7949
Fax:973-753-4930

Dr. Marcy Pasternak is a licensed Clinical Psychologist who practices in Watchung, N.J. She conducts parenting coordination, divorce
mediation, therapeutic mediation, psychotherapy, and forensic
psychological evaluations.
Dr. Pasternak has served as a psychological expert in numerous counties and served on the Court Ad Hoc Committee for Parenting Coordination in 2006.

 Yes $450.00
Sharon R. Montgomery, Psy.D.
Sharon Ryan Montgomery, Psy.D.
20 Community Place 4th Fl
Morristown, NJ 07960
Fax:(973)539-3687

I have been a clinical forensic psychologist for over forty years. I have conducted numerous evaluations, served as a Parenting Coordinator since 2000, conducted all types of interventions and mediations, and have a specialty as a Parent-Child Contact Problems.

 Yes $425.00
Danielle Forshee, Ph.D.
Dr. Danielle Forshee, LLC
280 Highway 35 Suire 402C
Red Bank, NJ 07701

Dr. Forshee is a Licensed Psychologist in New Jersey and Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Jersey and New York, specializing in clinical and forensic psychology practice. Expertise includes high-conflict coparenting, personality, and psychological disorders. Dr. Forshee's approach is child-centered, focused on educating about children's needs and development relevant to coparenting disputes.

 Yes $400.00