Episode 51 - Parenting Coordination: The Recent Past, Future, and Challenges In Between | Elizabeth Early and David Melchiorre

In episode 51 of the Law in the Family podcast, host Aaron D. Weems speaks with Parenting coordinators Elizabeth Early of Boyd & Early Family Law, and David Melchiorre of the Law Offices of David Melchiorre, about how the effectiveness of the current iteration of parenting coordination, some of the challenges and trends they’re confronting, and parenting coordinators, can best be utilized.

Elizabeth (“Liz”) Early's practice areas include divorce, custody, support, equitable distribution, pre and post-nuptial agreements, and abuse matters. She is a certified parenting coordinator in addition to serving as a court-appointed child advocate and guardian for minor children. Liz serves as an arbitrator for civil cases in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas and handles private mediation and arbitration cases involving family law issues. She has previously served as a court-appointed mediator in Philadelphia and New Jersey civil cases.

Dave Melchiorre’s areas of practice are: Family Law, Mediation, Arbitration, Divorce, Custody, Child Support, Prenuptial Agreements. He is a member of the Pennsylvania and Chester County Bar Associations and Doris Jonas Freed Inn of Court. He has also lectured on Family Law issues to Pennsylvania’s legal community through the Chester County and Pennsylvania Bar Family Law Sections. He is a graduate of Villanova University and Widener School of Law.

Law in the Family podcast host, Aaron D. Weems, is a partner and family law attorney at Fox Rothschild LLP in Blue Bell, Pa.

*audio editing, voice over & music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick DeMatteo