Parenting coordination is almost always cheaper than ongoing litigation. Because parenting coordination is based on the cooperation of the parties, less time is spent gathering relevant facts and discussing the issues.

Typically, the parties either do not have lawyers representing them in the process or the lawyers are playing a very limited role, resulting in drastically reduced legal fees. The hourly rate for parenting coordination is typically about the same as for a lawyer, but the cost is usually shared between the parties, further reducing each party’s costs.

Because the goal of parenting coordination is to help the parties learn to resolve their disputes on their own – or at least do so with very little further involvement of the court or the parenting coordinator – the need for future legal services is greatly reduced.