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42 Rule 1 Panel of Qualified Parent Coordinators

Administrative Orders of the Supreme Court

(a) The Court Administrator will establish and maintain a panel of parent coordinators to carry out the functions provided by V.R.F.P. 4.3(e). An order designating a parent coordinator pursuant to V.R.F.P. 4.3(e)(2)(A) or (4)(A) will name a specific individual from that panel.

(b) The Court Administrator will by contract appoint individuals to the panel who have the qualifications and training required by Rules 2 and 3 of this order and whom the Court Administrator determines have the skills and temperament to perform the duties required by V.R.F.P. 4.3(e).

(c) The Court Administrator shall remove from the panel any parent coordinator who does not meet the requirements of Rules 3 and 4 of this order concerning further training and continuing legal education, of Rule 6 of this order concerning case supervision and peer review, and of Rule 7 of this order concerning liability insurance. The Court Administrator may remove from the panel any parent coordinator on the recommendation of the Supreme Court’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Oversight Committee as provided in Rule 8 of this order.

(d) The Court Administrator may remove a parent coordinator from the panel for any reason, and without any requirement or explanation of cause, by giving written notice at least 30 days in advance.

Amendment history: Added August 15, 2007, eff. Oct. 15, 2007; Aug. 25, 2016, eff. Dec. 5, 2016.