Section 153.6101 - Qualifications of Parenting Facilitator(a) The court shall determine whether the qualifications of a proposed parenting facilitator satisfy the requirements of this section. On request by a party, an attorney for a party, or any attorney for a child who is the subject of the suit, a person under consideration for appointment as a parenting facilitator in the suit shall provide proof that the person satisfies the minimum qualifications required by this section.(b) A parenting facilitator must:(1) hold a license to practice in this state as a social worker, licensed professional counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, psychologist, or attorney; and(2) have completed at least: (A) eight hours of family violence dynamics training provided by a family violence service provider;(B) 40 classroom hours of training in dispute resolution techniques in a course conducted by an alternative dispute resolution system or other dispute resolution organization approved by the court;(C) 24 classroom hours of training in the fields of family dynamics, child development, and family law; and(D) 16 hours of training in the laws governing parenting coordination and parenting facilitation and the multiple styles and procedures used in different models of service.(c) The actions of a parenting facilitator who is not an attorney do not constitute the practice of law.Tex. Fam. Code § 153.6101
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1113, Sec. 24, eff. 9/1/2009.