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Most divorcing parents don't have to worry
about child custody evaluations.
The most common reasons for bringing
about a child custody evaluation is if co-parents can not come to an agreement on the details of their custody agreement or if one or both co-parents believe that their current custody agreement is not meeting the needs of their child.
Page one: an illustration of the process Page two: a conversation by psychs
about a child custody evaluation Page three: the same psychs discuss a diagnostic dilemma
Not exact matches
Any issues that would have warranted an in - home
child custody evaluation have already been explored, and unless you have a true reason to be concerned
about visitation safety, projecting an air of calm confidence will go a long way toward helping to ease your
child's pre-visit jitters.
For further questions
about child custody and parenting time
evaluations, talk with a Minnesota parenting time attorney.
In family law disputes, parenting assessments — also called bilateral assessments,
custody and access reports, parenting
evaluations and so on — are reports prepared by mental health professionals aimed at providing parents and the court with recommendations
about the parenting arrangements that are in the best interests of the
children.
In a traditional divorce, Psychologists are used as expert witnesses to perform
Custody Evaluations and then provide a written report or testify in court regarding their recommendation
about the best custodial arrangement for the
children.
The
evaluation is
about custody and what's best for your
children, not trying to prove what a heel your spouse is.
Wisconsin also makes ample use of
custody evaluations where a disinterested third party, usually a mental health professional, interviews everyone concerned, including the
children, and makes a recommendation to the court
about custody.
I have done
child custody and
child protection
evaluations for
about twenty years... I work as a Parenting Coordinator... I teach Law Students in the..., helping insure that the they learn what is and is not a good court - ordered
evaluation.
In a traditional divorce, Psychologists are used as expert witnesses to perform
Custody Evaluations and then provide a written report or testify in court regarding their recommendation
about the best custodial arrangement for the
children.
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Some cases require the expertise and specialized knowledge
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children, peer review of
child custody evaluations, etc..
Custody Evaluations - What are they, what you need to look out for and how to combat bad evaluations Custody Agreements - Clauses you need to avoid conflict and not have to go back to court over and over Child Support - Learn how different states handle child support and what you can do to not be taken advantage of Restraining Orders - How to avoid them and deal with an unexpected restraining order False Allegations - Learn how to avoid false allegations and protect yourself when accused Parental Alienation - Recognize the signs and learn how to combat alienation Co-Parenting - Learn about co-parenting and if it will be possible in your situation Parallel Parenting - Parallel parenting can be implemented in high conflict custody situations Child Protective Services - Learn your rights when CPS shows up on your doorstep Domestic Violence - Allegations of domestic violence is often used in custody cases, learn how to protect yourself Contempt of Court - Denied visitation
Custody Evaluations - What are they, what you need to look out for and how to combat bad evaluations Custody Agreements - Clauses you need to avoid conflict and not have to go back to court over and over Child Support - Learn how different states handle child support and what you can do to not be taken advantage of Restraining Orders - How to avoid them and deal with an unexpected restraining order False Allegations - Learn how to avoid false allegations and protect yourself when accused Parental Alienation - Recognize the signs and learn how to combat alienation Co-Parenting - Learn about co-parenting and if it will be possible in your situation Parallel Parenting - Parallel parenting can be implemented in high conflict custody situations Child Protective Services - Learn your rights when CPS shows up on your doorstep Domestic Violence - Allegations of domestic violence is often used in custody cases, learn how to protect yourself Contempt of Court - Denied visitat
Evaluations - What are they, what you need to look out for and how to combat bad
evaluations Custody Agreements - Clauses you need to avoid conflict and not have to go back to court over and over Child Support - Learn how different states handle child support and what you can do to not be taken advantage of Restraining Orders - How to avoid them and deal with an unexpected restraining order False Allegations - Learn how to avoid false allegations and protect yourself when accused Parental Alienation - Recognize the signs and learn how to combat alienation Co-Parenting - Learn about co-parenting and if it will be possible in your situation Parallel Parenting - Parallel parenting can be implemented in high conflict custody situations Child Protective Services - Learn your rights when CPS shows up on your doorstep Domestic Violence - Allegations of domestic violence is often used in custody cases, learn how to protect yourself Contempt of Court - Denied visitat
evaluations Custody Agreements - Clauses you need to avoid conflict and not have to go back to court over and over Child Support - Learn how different states handle child support and what you can do to not be taken advantage of Restraining Orders - How to avoid them and deal with an unexpected restraining order False Allegations - Learn how to avoid false allegations and protect yourself when accused Parental Alienation - Recognize the signs and learn how to combat alienation Co-Parenting - Learn about co-parenting and if it will be possible in your situation Parallel Parenting - Parallel parenting can be implemented in high conflict custody situations Child Protective Services - Learn your rights when CPS shows up on your doorstep Domestic Violence - Allegations of domestic violence is often used in custody cases, learn how to protect yourself Contempt of Court - Denied visitation
Custody Agreements - Clauses you need to avoid conflict and not have to go back to court over and over
Child Support - Learn how different states handle child support and what you can do to not be taken advantage of Restraining Orders - How to avoid them and deal with an unexpected restraining order False Allegations - Learn how to avoid false allegations and protect yourself when accused Parental Alienation - Recognize the signs and learn how to combat alienation Co-Parenting - Learn about co-parenting and if it will be possible in your situation Parallel Parenting - Parallel parenting can be implemented in high conflict custody situations Child Protective Services - Learn your rights when CPS shows up on your doorstep Domestic Violence - Allegations of domestic violence is often used in custody cases, learn how to protect yourself Contempt of Court - Denied visitation ri
Child Support - Learn how different states handle
child support and what you can do to not be taken advantage of Restraining Orders - How to avoid them and deal with an unexpected restraining order False Allegations - Learn how to avoid false allegations and protect yourself when accused Parental Alienation - Recognize the signs and learn how to combat alienation Co-Parenting - Learn about co-parenting and if it will be possible in your situation Parallel Parenting - Parallel parenting can be implemented in high conflict custody situations Child Protective Services - Learn your rights when CPS shows up on your doorstep Domestic Violence - Allegations of domestic violence is often used in custody cases, learn how to protect yourself Contempt of Court - Denied visitation ri
child support and what you can do to not be taken advantage of Restraining Orders - How to avoid them and deal with an unexpected restraining order False Allegations - Learn how to avoid false allegations and protect yourself when accused Parental Alienation - Recognize the signs and learn how to combat alienation Co-Parenting - Learn
about co-parenting and if it will be possible in your situation Parallel Parenting - Parallel parenting can be implemented in high conflict
custody situations Child Protective Services - Learn your rights when CPS shows up on your doorstep Domestic Violence - Allegations of domestic violence is often used in custody cases, learn how to protect yourself Contempt of Court - Denied visitation
custody situations
Child Protective Services - Learn your rights when CPS shows up on your doorstep Domestic Violence - Allegations of domestic violence is often used in custody cases, learn how to protect yourself Contempt of Court - Denied visitation ri
Child Protective Services - Learn your rights when CPS shows up on your doorstep Domestic Violence - Allegations of domestic violence is often used in
custody cases, learn how to protect yourself Contempt of Court - Denied visitation
custody cases, learn how to protect yourself Contempt of Court - Denied visitation rights?
Joanna Bunker Rohrbaugh, Ph.D, is a clinical and forensic psychologist with 30 years of experience providing:
Evaluations related to
child custody, parenting / bonding, and sexual abuse; Forensic consultation and expert witness services for attorneys; Collaborative law services as a general consultant,
child expert, and divorce coach; Psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and
children; Training and supervision for clinicians and for divorce professionals; Teaching graduate and advanced undergraduate courses
about personality and developmental psychology.
Testimony
about forensic
evaluations that we have conducted (Forensic Psychological Evaluations, Forensic Child Custody Evaluations, Forensic Parent Fitness Evaluations, Forensic Substance - Related and Addictive Disorder E
evaluations that we have conducted (Forensic Psychological
Evaluations, Forensic Child Custody Evaluations, Forensic Parent Fitness Evaluations, Forensic Substance - Related and Addictive Disorder E
Evaluations, Forensic
Child Custody Evaluations, Forensic Parent Fitness Evaluations, Forensic Substance - Related and Addictive Disorder E
Evaluations, Forensic Parent Fitness
Evaluations, Forensic Substance - Related and Addictive Disorder E
Evaluations, Forensic Substance - Related and Addictive Disorder
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Unlike the litigation process, where the role of psychologists is to provide a «
custody evaluation» that recommends a specific
custody schedule to the judge, the
child specialist joins the conversation as the «voice of the
children» and provides information to the parents to help them make optimal decisions
about the
children.
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.