The ''Arbitration Act'' also applies to parenting coordination. In this dispute resolution process, the arbitrator, called a "''parenting coordinator''," tries to first settle a parenting dispute through a settlement process like mediation. If the parents cannot find consensus, the parenting coordinator acts sort of like an arbitrator and makes a written decision, called a ''determination'', resolving the dispute. The parenting coordinator's authority to resolve these dispute comes from the arbitration agreement the parents will sign, in this case called a parenting coordination agreement.