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13. SUPERIOR COURT PARENT CONFERENCING Pursuant to A.R.S. § 42-17106, transfer FY 2010-11 expenditure appropriation in the amount of $200,000 from the Non-Departmental (470) Non-Departmental Grants Fund (249) Non-Recurring/Non Project (0001) to Superior Court (800) Conciliation Court Fees Fund (257) Non-Recurring/Non Project (0001). In addition, pursuant to § 42-17106, transfer FY 2010-11 expenditure appropriation in the amount of $200,000 from the Non-Departmental (470) Non-Departmental Grants Fund (249) Non-Recurring/Non Project (0001) to Superior Court (800) Expedited Child Support Fund (271) Non-Recurring/Non Project (0001). Approval of this action will allow the Superior Court Family Court Division to continue providing parenting conferences as an affordable alternative to gathering information in order to address statutory requirements regarding custody and parental fitness. In Non-Departmental, the adjustment will be made in the line item "Potential Expenditures from Fund Balance" line. Approval of the above action will allow the Superior Court Family Court Division to continue providing parenting conferences as an affordable alternative to gathering information in order to address statutory requirements regarding custody and parental fitness. Although not statutorily mandated, parenting conference reports are a highly-effective means to isolate and identify issues of concern in family dynamics. When polled, the Family Court judges and commissioners rated this service the most important tool for them in developing an understanding of what needs to be ordered in a particular case. Many, if not most of Family Court litigants are self-represented and therefore, a privately produced evaluative study is nearly unattainable as it is too costly. Parenting conferences provide an affordable alternative to gathering information in order to address statutory requirements regarding custody and parental fitness. A well-documented report following a meeting with both parents leads to earlier resolution of a case based on the needs of the child(ren). (C-80-11-007-2-00)