The court district communication challenge was complicated by timing of petitions being filed in two separate counties managing different paths of court intervention services for the family (juvenile court in Otter Tail County, and family court in Becker County). The two courts systems' geographical location limited teamwork and interaction when no method of communication exists for knowledge regarding their work with the family to be shared between them. 
Under the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure, Rule 23. INTERVENTION, other options exists should certain scenarios arise, making an exception to the general rule that the court in which the social services agency requested CHIPS retain venue for the case. 
Once it was learned by the social services agency in Otter Tail Co. that family court in Becker County granted a stipulated agreement, allowing the father to intervene using the family court venue, and the child's physical residence be moved to the father home, their involvement to provide CP services to the mother was limited.