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BOWER v. BOURNAY-BOWER

No. SJC-11478.

469 Mass. 690 (2014)

WILLIAM J. BOWER v. MICHELLE A. BOURNAY-BOWER.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

September 15, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan E. Stenger (Francine Gardikas with her) for Michelle A. Bournay-Bower.

Lisa A. Ruggieri & Jocelyn A. Thomsen for William J. Bower.

Kirsten V. Mayer, Nicole P. Cate, Sara Perkins Jones, Susan R. Elsen, & Julia E. Schlozman, for Massachusetts Law Reform Institute & others, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.

SPINA, J.

This case raises an issue of first impression in the Commonwealth regarding the authority of a judge in a divorce or custody proceeding in the Probate and Family Court to appoint, over the objection of one of the parties, a "parent coordinator"1 to assist parents in resolving conflicts that arise in implementing the custody and visitation provisions set forth in a final judgment of divorce. Additionally, this case raises the...

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