So far from these topics
being off - limits, any MHP seeking appointment in a court case needs to fully inform the parties
prior to their consent [123], of information about the following kinds of potentials for bias
and agenda: whether the MHP has
been married or divorced,
and how many times,
and under what kinds of circumstances,
and how the MHP currently feels about those events; whether, if divorced, the MHP went through litigation over custody or property,
and such details as whether the MHP had problems paying or receiving child support, as well as the custody arrangements of the MHP's own children
and how these worked out
and everyone's feelings about them; the MHP's own personal experience taking care of
and spending time with children, within
and without the scope of «parenting»,
and with regard to parenting, whether that
was parenting as a primary caregiver, married or single parent, with or without household
and third party help, or as a working parent or stay - home parent,
and for how many children,
and for how long,
and the outcomes from all of that; i.e. how much time has this person actually spent caring for children on his or her own,
and how well did this person's own family systems function,
and is this person in fact an «expert» in creating a functioning family
and raising
happy,
healthy, successful children with good outcomes, nay «best» outcomes, thoroughly well - adjusted
and having reached the very pinnacles of their innate potential.