5305 - Counseling.
§ 5305. Counseling. (a) General rule.--The court may require the parents to attend counseling sessions and may consider the recommendations of the counselors prior to awarding sole or shared custody. These counseling sessions may include, but shall not be limited to, discussions of the responsibilities and decisionmaking arrangements involved in both sole and shared custody and the suitability of each arrangement to the capabilities of each parent or both parents. (b) Temporary custody.--The court may temporarily award custody to either parent or both parents pending resolution of any counseling. (c) Report.--The court may require the counselor to submit a report if the court desires and within such reasonable time as the court determines.