The court approved divorce parenting class was initiated and developed by Paul Maione, Ph.D., LMFT. Dr. Maione is the program coordinator and author of the Positive Parenting Through Divorce workbook, Second Edition. Dr. Paul Maione has been helping individuals, couples, and families involved in the divorce process for over 20 years. He provides many parenting tips after divorce to everyone involved in the divorce parenting class. As the clinical director of Couples On The Brink in Plantation, Florida, Dr. Maione works extensively with the Broward County Family Court helping divorcing couples navigate their way through the divorce process while keeping their sanity and their childrens best interests.

He received a Doctorate in Marriage & Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In addition, Dr. Maione is a clinical member and approved supervisor for the American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy and has written several articles in the field of Marriage & Family Therapy including a handbook on violence prevention. Dr. Maione teaches in the Marriage & Family Therapy program at Capella University and is past President (2001-2003) of the Broward Association for Marriage & Family Therapy.