Partners in ParentingLearn Effective Parenting During Divorce
It's is an educational program designed to teach effective parenting during the transition of divorce or parental separation. It impresses upon parents the critical role they play in their child’s ability to adjust to the changes.
The seminar emphasizes each parent’s responsibility to provide a nurturing, non-threatening environment for the child. Topics include:
- Feelings associated with divorce
- Ways that children of different ages react during transition
- A parenting approach that will benefit your children
- Suggested ways for talking to children about divorce
- Other adjustments children will need to make
The course is taught by professionals who have experience with children and who have been specially trained to teach this course. This is an educational program and not a counseling session. Parents will not be expected to discuss personal problems.
Why Do I Need to Attend?
The judges require all parents in cases of divorce, visitation, change of custody, and/or other domestic relations actions to complete this program. It is in the best interest of your children that you attend the program early in the proceedings so you can see divorce and family change through their eyes. Parenting during the transition of divorce and/or parental separation is challenging and this course discusses how to help your children through this difficult time.
Seminar Information
This is a three hour virtual seminar covering various topics on how to .
Upon scheduling your class and making a payment, each participant will receive a parent handbook. This can be picked up at no additional charge in our office. If shipping is required, and additional $7 charge will be added.
A Microsoft Teams Link to attend the virtual class will be sent out 24 hours to your register email address prior to the scheduled class.
After attending the seminar, each participant will receive a certificate of completion.
Registration Information
AT OUR OFFICES
You can pay IN PERSON at our Valpo office with money order or cash
up to through the day prior. This ensures that you receive your workbook.
Family Focus, Inc.
660 Morthland Dr. • Ste. A
Valparaiso, IN 46385
Hours: M-F 8AM – 4PM
ONLINE
You can register and pay online below by selecting your preferred virtual class date and time. Once selecting a class, you will be prompted to confirm your contact information and payment details.
If you have any trouble booking online, you can go to our direct scheduling link here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the registration deadline?
A: The online registration window closes one week before the class to allow for book mailing. In-person registration stays open one day prior to the scheduled class.
Q: When do I get my book?
A: The Partners in Parenting book will be mailed within 2-3 business days from registration submission using USPS mail. If registering in person, the book will be given to you on the day of registration.
Q: What is the refund policy?
A: Refunds are available up to 7 days before the event (minus credit card fees). Class materials must be returned prior to receiving a full refund. After that timeframe, only future class credit can be issued.
Q: Do I have to take the class together with my child’s parent?
A: No. Many separating couples prefer not to take the class with their child’s other parent. You will have the ability to share this preference during the registration process.
Q: When will I get my certificate of completion?
A: Certificates of Completion will be issued within five business days of class completion.
Q: Do you send the completion certificate to my attorney?
A: Registrants of the class are responsible for submitting documentation, including the completion of the class, to their attorney. A Partners in Parenting administrator will submit a report to the County Clerk’s Office, notifying them of the completion of the course.
Q: Why do I have to take this class?
A: In Indiana, divorcing parents are often required to take a co-parenting class as part of the divorce process. The purpose of this requirement is to promote the best interests of the children involved in the divorce and to help parents develop effective co-parenting skills. The Partners in Parenting class aims to provide parents with information and tools to navigate the challenges of co-parenting after divorce or separation. Divorce can be a significant transition for children, and the class is designed to help parents minimize the negative impact of the divorce on their children’s well-being and development.
Q: How much does it cost?
A: The class is $100. You can pay in person at our main office in Valparaiso with cash or money order. For your convenience, you may pay online through our online registration system. When paying online, an additional $3 is charged to cover transaction fees.
Q: When are the classes?
A: The class is available multiple times each month on Thursday nights and Saturday mornings. The class schedule can be viewed above in our online scheduler.
Q: How do I register?
A:
- In person: You can print off the registration form online or fill out the back of one of our brochures and bring in the registration form and cash or money order to our main office: 660 Morthland Dr. Suite A, Valparaiso, IN 46385.
- Online: Select the class date that you would like to attend from the online scheduler above, or at https://familyfocusinc.as.me/. This link will take you to our direct online scheduling page, where you can pay and register for the class.
Q: Where do classes take place?
A: Classes are held virtually. You will need access to the internet/Wi-Fi to attend the Partners in Parenting class. The Teams link will be emailed to you the day prior to the class.
Q: When will I get the Teams link (for the virtual class)?
A: The link will be sent out to you via the email provided during the registration process. It will be sent the day before the scheduled class. Please check your junk/spam folder before emailing Family Focus about the Teams link.
Children’s Rights During Separation & Divorce
I have the right…
- To be told that my mother and my father will always love me.
- To be told that the family break-up is not my fault.
- To be seen as a human being not a piece of property to be fought for or bargained over.
- To have decisions about me based on what is in my best interest and not on my parents’ hurt feelings or needs.
- To love both my father and my mother without being forced to choose between them or made to feel guilty.
- To know both my mother and my father through regular and frequent involvement in my life.
- To have the financial support of both my mother and my father.
- To be spared from hearing hurtful or negative comments about either of my parents.
- To be a child and not asked to lie, spy or send messages between parents.
- To be allowed to show affection for new people who come into my life without feeling guilty.