Joint vs. Sole Custody – Part 5
December 11th, 2015
Joint vs. Sole Custody – Part 4
November 23rd, 2015
Joint vs. Sole Custody – Part 3
November 11th, 2015
{3:05 minutes to read} This is a continuation in our article series that focuses on joint and sole custody. Click here to read Part 1 or Part 2.
Shared custody that involves young children – children below the age of four – must be handled with care. It is delicate to balance the need to foster attachment, security, and stability with their primary attachment figure against the need to foster a healthy relationship with both parties – a process which involves multiple and repeat visitations.
Joint vs. Sole Custody – Part 2
October 22nd, 2015
{3:40 minutes to read} This is a continuation in our article series that focuses on Joint and Sole Custody. To read part 1, click here.
Recent studies suggest that “shared parenting arrangements” can work and have a positive impact on children. Shared parenting arrangements work best when parents are able to cooperate and work together amicably with the children’s needs in mind. Shared parenting does not work as well in high-conflict cases.
Joint vs. Sole Custody – Part 1
October 8th, 2015
{2:45 minutes to read} Is joint custody better?
The following is the first in a series of blog articles looking at the benefits/cost of sole vs. joint custody.
The 2006 custody law reforms in Australia drove many of the litigated custody cases into a joint, or shared, custodial arrangement, as opposed to one parent having sole, or primary, custody.
Prepping vs. Coaching Clients in Child Custody Evaluations – Part 3
August 31st, 2015
{3:20 minutes to read} This is the final blog in a series of 3. Read part 1 or part 2.
My prior blogs have attempted to delineate the boundaries of acceptable practices when a mental health professional is hired by an attorney to assist a litigant who is about to start a child custody evaluation. From the perspective of a mental health professional, taking into account our ethical standpoint, there is nothing wrong with educating clients about the varieties of issues which may arise regarding child custody evaluations.
Prepping vs. Coaching Clients in Child Custody Evaluations – Part 2
August 17th, 2015
{3:40 minutes to read} This is the second blog in a series of three. Click here to read part 1.
What is the problem with coaching a client in child custody evaluations?
It could be argued that there is nothing inherently wrong about coaching a client on what responses one should provide to the child custody evaluator. After all, attorneys prepare their witnesses for court appearances and hire psychologists to assist them in processes such as jury selection. So why should the standards on how to assist a client in preparing them for a child custody evaluation be different?
Prepping vs. Coaching Clients in Child Custody Evaluations
July 24th, 2015
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This is the first blog in a series of three.
There are different perspectives concerning how forensic evaluators can assist attorneys in preparing their clients for child custody evaluations.
Judging the Quality of Child Custody Evaluations
July 1st, 2015
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Clinicians who perform child custody evaluations have an implicit faith that the practices that have been developed over the years are valued by the reports’ consumers – attorneys and judges. But is this so? Given that the intended use of such products are members of the legal profession, it seems important to determine that the criteria attorneys and judges employ to assess the quality of child custody evaluations matches those developed by mental health professionals. If this is not the case what does this tell us?
Over the past two decades, mental health professionals have dedicated considerable effort to delineating the standards of what makes a good child custody evaluation, including:
