Rule 5.305 - Seminar for separating parents(a) A court may require the parties to a child custody proceeding to complete a seminar for separating parents during any proceedings involving custody of a child.(b) The seminar must: (1) Educate parents about inter-parental conflict, including its effects on children;(2) Educate parents about cooperative co-parenting, including the importance of not undermining one another or putting children in the middle of conflicts;(3) Educate parents about the importance of both parents spending quality time with the children in order to develop meaningful relationships;(4) Provide information on child development;(5) Provide an interactive presentation;(6) Provide information on alternative dispute resolution;(7) Offer the seminar in multiple languages;(8) Provide each participant with written material that supports the seminar curriculum; and(9) Provide relevant community resource information.(c) The seminar shall be completed and a certificate of completion shall be filed within 45 days of the court order directing completion of the seminar.(d) Noncompliance by a parent shall not delay the final hearing or order. The court may take appropriate action to compel compliance with this rule.Added effective 1/27/2017; amended effective 6/10/2022.