Cori L. McGuire Parenting Coordinator | Family Law Arbitrator | Collaborative Family Lawyer Non-Litigation Family Law Practice
I have practised family law for 28 years and have provided Parenting Coordination services to families across British Columbia for the past 18 years. My practice is now focused on Parenting Coordination, family law arbitration, collaborative family law, and other non-litigation dispute resolution services. I work remotely throughout British Columbia, helping families reduce conflict, implement parenting arrangements, and develop practical, child-centred systems that support stability over time.
My work is informed by extensive experience with high-conflict family dynamics, executive-functioning challenges, trauma, and neurodivergence. I use a neurodiversity-informed and trauma-aware approach that recognizes the importance of distinguishing capacity-based difficulties from conflict-driven behaviour. This perspective can be particularly helpful when parents struggle with overwhelm, literal communication, emotional escalation, repeated misunderstandings, or chronic difficulty moving from discussion to decision and implementation.
My Parenting Coordination approach is structured, neutral, and practical. I focus on clear consultation processes, predictable decision-making systems, proportionality, and implementation strategies that help parents move away from repetitive conflict and toward workable routines. Often, the problem is not a lack of information or commitment to the children, but the absence of sufficient structure to make communication and decision-making manageable and predictable.
I currently serve as a Director and Co-Chair of the Policy & Practice Committee of the BC Parenting Coordinators Roster Society. I am also committed to public education and have developed Parenting Coordinator BC Online, a free educational resource featuring more than 80 articles, handouts, and other resources addressing Parenting Coordination, family conflict, communication, child development, and neuroscience-informed approaches to separated-family dynamics.
My work is grounded in neutrality, clarity, accountability, proportionality, and a consistent focus on children’s well-being. I believe families experiencing ongoing conflict often benefit from firm, fair, and compassionate structure that makes expectations clearer, decisions more manageable, and family life more predictable for children.
Educational Resources: https://parentingcoordinatorbc.online
