Parenting Coordinator Four-Hour Continuing Education Training
Date: Aug 20, 2025 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, 1 Constitution Sq, New Brunswick
Member Price: $187.00
Non-Member Price: $234.00
Section Price: $176.00
Areas of Law: Family
Keynote
Moderator
- Amy Wechsler, Esq.
- Lawrence Law, WatchungCertified as a Matrimonial Law Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, practices with Lawrence Law with offices in Watchung and Red Bank, New Jersey. She concentrates her practice in family law, mediation, arbitration, parenting coordination and collaborative divorce, and provides mediation services privately and through court programs.
Accredited as a Divorce and Family Mediator by the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM) and a trained Collaborative Divorce Attorney, Ms. Wechsler serves on the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Family Law Executive Committee (where she has been Chair of a Task Force on Parenting Coordination and the Children’s Rights Subcommittee) and is Past President of the Somerset County Bar Association. She completed the Arbitration Training through the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is Past President of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts-New Jersey Chapter (AFCC-NJ), an interdisciplinary association of professionals dedicated to improving the lives of children and families through the resolution of family conflict. Ms. Wechsler has been Co-President of the Association for Advancement of Collaborative Practice and a Board Member of the New Jersey Council on Collaborative Practice Groups. She is also Past Chair of the District XIII Attorney Ethics Committee.
Ms. Wechsler is the 2005 recipient of the Professional Lawyer of the Year Award for Somerset County bestowed by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism. She is a frequent lecturer and author on family law topics for ICLE, NJAPM, AFCC-NJ, the Association of Divorce Financial Planners (ADFP) and other organizations, and her articles have appeared in the New Jersey Family Lawyer.
Ms. Wechsler received her B.S. from the University of Connecticut, her M.S.W. in Clinical Social Work from Rutgers University and her law degree from Rutgers School of Law-Newark.
Presenters
- Candice L. Drisgula, Esq.
- Drisgula Divorce & Family Law, Wayne
- Bruce P. Matez, Esq., APM
- Weir, LLP, Cherry Hill
- Shireen B. Meistrich, LCSW
- Collaborative Divorce Coach, Fair Lawn
Court Rule 5:8D – Parenting Coordinators - became effective on Sept. 1, 2023, establishing procedures for the appointment and functions of Parenting Coordinators, and creating a Statewide Roster of Approved Parenting Coordinators. AOC Directive #16-23 requires Parenting Coordinators on the statewide roster to take four hours of continuing training each year in order to remain on the approved list.
To meet this continuing education requirement, a group of experienced parenting coordinators, including three attorneys and one licensed mental health professional, will present a specialized four-hour program focusing on:
- Case Management Skills (intake/screening, addressing non-compliance, drafting recommendations);
- Conflict Resolution Concepts and Skills (managing high conflict behavior, effective communication)
- Ethical Issues (self-determination vs decision-making; complying with the scope of the assignment, confidentiality and privacy issues when dealing with third parties, and suspending or terminating the process)
- Challenges in the implementation of R.5:8D and AOC Directive #16-23.
Please note that this program will be in-person only.
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