All parties to a divorce with children, dissolution with children, legal separation with children, or motion for change of residential parenting shall attend an educational seminar as designated by the Court.

Attendance at this educational seminar may also be required by order of the Court or Magistrate in connection with motions for post-decree relief concerning companionship, including contempt motions and motions for grandparent visitation. The Court or Magistrate may also require any other party, or spouse, or grandparent, to attend this seminar.

It shall be the responsibility of those persons required to attend the seminar to arrange for their attendance, to complete the seminar, and to bear the costs of attending such seminar. Upon completion of the seminar the party required to attend the seminar shall file with the Court an original of the attendance certificate for inclusion in the Court's file. Non-compliance with this Rule may result in contempt of the Court or other sanctions as determined by the Court.

No final entry will be issued of any dissolution with children, or divorce with children, or legal separation with children, until the certificate of attendance of the parties has been filed. A dissolution may proceed to hearing, but the final entry will be held until classes are attended and a certificate filed.

Non-compliance with this Rule by a party who enters no appearance and does not contest the action shall not delay the issuance of a final entry, providing the filing or moving party has filed the attendance certificate. The Court may deny enforcement of the non-complying parties' rights under any final decree until this Rule is complied with. The final entry in a case where there is a non-appearance by a party shall contain the following language: "The (defendant/plaintiff/non-residential parent) shall not exercise companionship rights until that party files an attendance certificate indicating attendance at the seminar, and a judgment entry activating companionship rights."

The attorney or party filing an action, or motion, shall provide a copy of an informational brochure to the attorney's client, and in the case of a dissolution with children to both parties. Upon the filing of a divorce, or dissolution, or a motion for a change of parenting, the filing party shall file a judgment entry, or include in the standard temporary judgment entry an order that both parties shall attend parenting education classes in the next session after the filing of the proceeding, or after service of summons, whichever is earlier. The informational brochure shall be included by the Clerk of Courts in the summons or notice of hearing issued.