Determine Child Support

NO

NO

Clarify and interpret parenting time schedule

YES

YES

Make minor modifications to parenting time schedule

YES

YES (but not in direct conflict with court order unless there is a change in circumstances.

Make major modifications to parenting time schedule

YES (as allowed by the court order)

NO (unless there is a significant change in circumstances.

Modify legal custody

NO

NO

Modify physical custody

NO

NO

Determine evaluation and treatment for the children

YES

NO

Make a school choice

YES

NO

Decide extracurricular activities

YES

NO

Consult with treating professionals

YES

YES

Allocate children’s expenses between the parties (not child support)

YES

NO

Determine reimbursement of children’s expenses

YES

NO

Develop Parenting Plan

YES

NO

Proactive involvement with potential conflict

YES

NO

Clothing (and other children’s items) expeditor

YES

NO

Able to memorialize agreements outside of the scope of authority

YES

YES

Involvement in issues, outside the scope of authority, upon written agreement of the parties

YES

YES

Set guidelines for communication with parents, children, and PC or PTE

YES

YES

Send reports directly to court (written or oral) rather than to the parties

NO

NO

Determine compensatory parenting time

YES

YES

Allocate PC’s or PTE’s fees between the parties, based on behaviors

YES

NO

Impose sanctions other than compensatory parenting time or allocation of PC’s or PTE’s fees)

YES

NO

Decide issues with input from only one party

YES

YES

Grant access to non-parents

NO

NO

Mandatory reporter of child abuse

DEPENDS ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSE

YES

Release PC’s or PTE’s records to parties, their attorneys or the court (not including re-release of medical records)

YES

NO