Dr. Evans is an approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists by the American Psychological Association and has been approved by many U.S. legal bar associations to conduct continuing legal education on a variety of topics, including Litigating Family Law Cases with Parent Alienation, and Critiquing and
Reviewing Child Custody Evaluations.
Not exact matches
The reports produced were non-evaluative, meaning that, unlike the
custody assessment and views of the
child reports prepared by mental health professionals, they offered no analysis, commentary or
evaluation, and required no testing,
review of background materials or interviews with persons other than the
child.
Forensic Psychology Services:
child custody evaluations, sexual abuse
evaluations, adoption
evaluations, personal injury
evaluations, divorce mediation,
child custody evaluation work product
reviews, and consultation to attorneys regarding
child custody issues.
Our staff is known for the expertise necessary to assist you and your legal team behind the scenes, through work product
reviews of previously performed Social Investigations (
Child Custody Evaluations), and expert witness testimony about specific topics important for the Court's consideration when making decisions pertaining to your family's specific needs.»
Some cases require the expertise and specialized knowledge about Parental Alienation, false allegations of abuse and treatment considerations for alienated
children, peer
review of
child custody evaluations, etc..
Dr. Evans is an approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists by the American Psychological Association and has been approved by over 11 legal bar associations in the U.S. to provide Continuing Legal Education to attorneys in the area of Parental Alienation,
Reviewing and Critiquing
Child Custody Evaluations and other topics.
The steps of a
child custody evaluation typically include a parental history
review, interviews, psychological testing, observed interactions between the parent and
child, interviews with references, and follow - up interviews.
On occasion,
evaluations sometimes called «social investigations» can be ordered to determine timesharing issues including parenting plans (formerly called «
child custody») can include home visits to meet the
children, contacting individuals who know the family,
reviewing medical / school records and perform psychological testing on all members of the families.
A more advanced
review of the clinical data contained in the
custody evaluation, however, can often reveal the «psychological fingerprints» of the
child's control by a narcissistic / (borderline) parent.
Settlement - focused parenting plan consultations: An evaluative mediation alternative to
child custody evaluations (PDF) Family Court
Review, 49, 59 - 71.
If parents are unable to agree regarding the sharing of the
children in a litigated divorce case in court, the family frequently undergoes a costly
custody evaluation process and may have their own «expert» to
review the work of the expert conducting the
evaluation.
Please select a video below to learn more about how the common errors of
evaluation bias, inappropriate uses of tests, and failure to follow guidelines will help you understand and design successful trial strategies when
reviewing and critiquing
child custody evaluations and parent sharing plans.
Similar to
custody evaluations, parental fitness
evaluations may include interviews with parents and
children, psychological testing, observations,
review of records (health, academic, etc.), and interviewing collateral contacts such as teachers, daycare providers or family physicians.