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Roster Contract

Understanding the BC Roster Contract

This guide walks you through the BC Parenting Coordination Roster Contract, section by section, with a series of clear video walkthroughs. See how it defines the role and sets expectations for your family.

VIDEO SEGMENTS

What's actually in the BC Parenting Coordination Roster Agreement?

Nine short videos walk through the contract piece by piece. Pick the segments from 1-9 that matches your question and watch it in a few minutes.

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Part 1: What am I Signing? The BC Roster's Parenting Coordination Agreement is a Process

Explains how resolving implementation issues about the parenting plan is delegated and then becomes a process with a structure under the Parenting Coordination Agreement.

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Part 2: Family Violence Screening

The Parenting Coordinator's responsibility is to create an effective process to manage issues in a way that is safe for parents.

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Part 3: Confidentiality Rules

Understand what is and is not confidential in the process.

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Part 4: Explaining a Process to Move Forward

Describes what Parenting Coordinators do to resolve issues.

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Part 5: Refusals to Participate

Explains that the process can continue despite imperfect participation of a parent to keep moving forward.

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Part 6:  Parenting Coordination in the Court System

Covers how parenting coordination fits into the family law court system and when to return to court.

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Part 7: Cost, Retainers and Fee Allocation

Demystifying fees, the process purpose of the retainer, and reapportionment of fees only to manage fairness.

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Part 8: Accountability for Parenting Coordinators

Discusses process concerns,  bias complaints, Roster Consensual Dispute Resolution to resolve issues, regulatory body complaints and court oversight and review.

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Part 9: Myths and Misunderstandings

Corrects the most common misassumptions parents have when reviewing the contract.

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