Under current law, Parenting Time Consultants are not regulated in statute.
Definition of a Parenting Consultant:
A Parenting Consultant has similar functions as a Parenting Time Expeditor. However, Parenting Consultants are not authorized by Minnesota State Statutes or regulations but are created solely on the basis of a contract.
There is no statutory authority for a parenting consultant.
Since Parenting Consultants are contract appointed they can be granted the authority to make permanent schedule changes.
Parenting consultants are given the authority to decide legal custody decisions.
Parenting Consultant order becomes a ruling that a Judge will most likely follow.
How to get rid of Parenting Consultant:
Both parents agree the Parenting Consultant is not needed.
Parenting Consultant removes themselves from the case and gives suggests for another one.
Judge removes Parenting Consultant and may or may not replace with another Parenting Consultant.