HACKENSACK NEW JERSEY BERGEN COUNTY DIVORCE MEDIATOR

The mother appeals the decision of the New Jersey divorce judge who (1) eliminated the requirement that the father's parenting time be supervised; (2) vacated the prohibition on the father's driving the parties' daughter; and (3) revised the parenting time schedule without referring the parties to mediation. She also appeals the finding that defendant was not in violation of litigant's rights, but that the mother violated defendant's rights by interfering with his parenting time. The appellate panel affirms the elimination of the restrictions on defendant's parenting time, but remands for a statement of reasons on the issue of the mother's. Also, the trial court must state the reasons for not referring the parties to mediation before setting a visitation schedule.      Heller v. Heller, III, New Jersey App. Div., December 14, 2007