What the Law Says
Under Section 16 of the Parenting Coordination Regulation (BC), you must:
- Provide any information requested by the Parenting Coordinator
- Authorize the PC to collect third-party records about you or your child
“A party must, for the purposes of facilitating parenting coordination, provide the parenting coordinator with (a) information requested by the parenting coordinator, and (b) authorization to request and receive information, respecting a child or a party, from a person who is not a party.” — Parenting Coordination Regulation, s.16
What This Means In Practice
- You cannot decline to answer PC questions, even if they are highly personal or sensitive.
- Your PC can request school, therapy, medical, or police records — without your consent each time.
- There are no limits on how this information is interpreted or disclosed.
- There is no audit trail or requirement to inform you of what’s been shared.
Final Warning: What You Share May Be Used in Court
Once appointed, a Parenting Coordinator has legal access to your private life — far beyond what most parents expect, or what would be allowed in a formal trial setting.
The PC can gather personal information from schools, doctors, therapists, and even from your own communications — and then summarize, interpret, and present that information for trial.
This is not a neutral facilitation role. It is a legally backed mechanism to collect, filter, and report information — often without context, without your input, and without any clear recourse.
You are required to provide information. The PC is not required to present it fairly.