Gonzalez

BACKGROUND

We glean the following sequence of events from the “Case Summary” and truncated record on appeal.

1 Gonzalez is also proceeding in propria persona.

1 In September 2022, the family court ordered the parties to attend Tier II mediation2 and to return to court in February 2023. The parties attended, and the mediator prepared a report in advance of the February hearing. Mother does not state whether this report was provided to the court. In January 2023, mother requested an order for her and father’s children (minors) to see a therapist specializing in “Narcissistic Parental Alienation.” At the February “Return After Tier II Mediation” hearing, the family court appointed counsel for the parties’ son to investigate claims of parental alienation. (Capitalization omitted.) In May, the court issued another order appointing counsel and set a hearing for July. In June, father filed a request for a change in orders. Specifically, he requested an order to “ ‘Meet with [minor son] to ascertain preferences as to living arrangements.’ ” As support for his request, father attached the “Tier [II] Mediator’s report,” which was prepared in advance of the February 2023 hearing and…