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Relocation tips for parents, attorneys and Custody evaluators

Dr. Phil Stahl has words of wisdom for relocation issues when parents share custody.  Please click on the link to read.
RELOCATION.AFCC.TIPS

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10 top things divorced parents can do to protect their children from conflict

Conflict between parents who share custody can have a damaging impact on their functioning and long-term healthy development. Attached below are some thoughts about what divorced parents can do to protect their children from conflict.  It comes from the AFCC website  (afccnet.org), which has incredible resources like this.
kids protection from conflict advice

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10 tips for Family Court Professionals involved in alienation or alleged alienation cases

Drs. Barbara Fidler, Nicholas Bala and Michael Saini provide 10 helpful tips for handling cases where allegations of alienation are present. These are tough situations.
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10 tips on Alienation – AFCC

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AFCC Parenting Coordination Pamphlet

Dr. Sullivan collaborated with several PC professionals to design a brochure for office display or to send to clients, explaining the who, what, why of Parenting Coordination.  The attachment presents the material in the pamphlet. You can order the tri-fold pamphlets on the AFCC website:  afccnet.org.  Another great reason to become a member (though membership [...]

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Parenting Communication Resources in High Conflict Cases

Please see the attached report from a project completed by members of the Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. It has excellent suggestions for custody orders/parenting plans and other online resources to support functional coparenting in high conflict post-separation cases. A great resource for parents and professionals.
2011 AzAFCC SUMMIT PROJECT

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Model Parenting Plans

Here are model parenting plans provided by reputable organizations, based on the current literature on structures that best meet children’s needs at different development stages:
From the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers
The AAML Model for A Parenting Plan
Suggested developmentally appropriate plans
C Appendix Parenting Plan
Development+Parenting Plans
Parenting Plans focused on safety and in Domestic Violence situations
Safety Focused Parenting [...]

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How parents can promote children’s resilience after divorce

A leading expert in parent education post-divorce weighs in about how parents can promote emotional resilience in children during and after this transition.  Please click on the link for 10 tips for parents
children’s resilience after divorce

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Resources for Developing Parenting Skills

Here are some good resources to help parents develop their parenting skills:
Partnership Parenting: How Men and Women Parent Differently–Why It Helps Your Kids and Can
Strengthen Your Marriage, by Kyle Pruett MD and Marsha Pruett PhD
Fatherneed: Why Father Care is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child, by Kyle Pruett
Parenting Wisely. [...]

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Overcoming Barriers Family Camp Featured in Canadian News Documentary on Parental Alienation

The Canadian News program W5 (the equivalent of the 20/20 news program in the states) did a segment entitled: W5 Investigates: Children on the Front Lines of Divorce.  This compelling segment interviews 3 families impacted by high conflict divorce. The second part of the segment highlights a family who attended the 2008 Breaking Barriers Family [...]

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Tips for high conflict coparents

The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts provides us with tips for coparents who continue to be in high conflict post-divorce.
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Tips for high conflict parents

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