(a)Implementation. Each judicial district may determine if it will implement a parenting coordination program.
(b)Certification. The president judge or the administrative judge of the Family Division of each judicial district shall certify if the judicial district has established a parenting coordination program. The certification shall be filed with the Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee, and shall be substantially in the following form: I hereby certify that County has implemented a parenting coordination program in accordance with Pa.R.Civ.P. 1915.11-1. (President Judge) (Administrative Judge)
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Plain-English Summary
Parenting coordination is optional by county. This rule leaves it to each judicial district to decide whether to implement a parenting-coordination program, and has the president judge or the Family Division's administrative judge certify whether the district has established one, filing that certification with the Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is parenting coordination available everywhere?
No. Each judicial district decides whether to implement and certify a parenting-coordination program.
Official Note
Comment. : For a list of judicial districts having a parenting coordination program, see https://www.pacourts.us/ courts/supreme-court/committees/rules-committees/domestic-relations-procedural-rules-committee.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 1915.11-3 added December 23, 2024, effective April 1, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 238, 660.
Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment
history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation
of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Last verified June 30, 2026. ·
Official text
Also known as:parenting coordination certificationprogram certificationjudicial district parenting coordination