IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all parents with minor children who are parties to a dissolution (divorce) or legal separation in Campbell and Kenton Counties shall attend a two hour Divorce Education Seminar within 45 days of filing this action. The purpose of this seminar is to educate and sensitize parents to their own needs and the needs of their children during and after the divorce. It is hoped that this parental education will increase parents' abilities to cope with the stress of divorce, to constructively resolve problems related to their children and the breakup of the marriage, and to facilitate children's adjustment to divorce.

The attorney representing the petitioner shall notify his or her client of this obligation, and shall attach a copy of the brochure “Parents are For Good” to the summons and petition in order that the respondent receives notification of this obligation. The brochures entitled “Parents are For Good” are located in the Circuit Clerk's Office, and will explain how to pre-register. A similar program with the same goals and objectives may be utilized by the parties either by agreement or a Court Order.

This order applies only to those couples with a child or children of the marriage. A couple may request exemption from this order by submitting a separation agreement which fully resolves custody, visitation and child support in conjunction with an agreed order to waive the Parent Education Seminar for the reason that all issues surrounding the children have been amicably resolved. Other requests for exemptions shall be granted only upon a showing of compelling reason.