North Carolina General Statutes 50-94. Appointment conference
(a) The parties, their attorneys, and the proposed parenting coordinator must all attend the appointment conference. However, no appointment conference is required if (i) the parenting coordinator’s term is later extended, (ii) a subsequent parenting coordinator is appointed in the same matter, or (iii) the parties, their attorneys, and the proposed parenting coordinator consent to a waiver of the appointment conference by signing the proposed appointment order. The court shall not enter an order appointing a parenting coordinator or conduct an appointment conference unless a custody order has already been entered or is being simultaneously entered.
(b) At the time of the appointment conference, the court shall do all of the following:
(1) Explain to the parties the parenting coordinator’s role, authority, and responsibilities as specified in the appointment order and any agreement entered into by the parties.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 50-94
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Repealed by Session Laws 2019-172, s. 2, effective October 1, 2019.
(3) Determine financial arrangements for the parenting coordinator’s fee to be paid by each party and authorize the parenting coordinator to charge any party separately for individual contacts made necessary by that party’s behavior.
(4) Inform the parties, their attorneys, and the parenting coordinator of the rules regarding communications among them and with the court.
(5) Enter the appointment order if the order has not yet been entered.
(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2019-172, s. 2, effective October 1, 2019. (2005-228, s. 1; 2019-172, s. 2.)