We have proven strategies that assist men and fathers in effectively exercising their rights to be considered
equally in custody evaluations and decisions regarding custody and visitation.
[ANONYMOUS LISTSERVE COMMENT / INQUIRY]: «A recent study by Coffman, Guerin & Gottfried -(2006) Psychological Assessment, 18, «Reliability and Valdity of the Parent - Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI): Evidence From a Longitudinal Cross-Informant Investigation,» p.209 - 214 advises against using the
PCRI in custody evaluations.
These so - called findings in fact were based on no personal observations of anything that would tie the child's behaviors in the presence of the Father (which otherwise would look like some kind of abuse by the Father) to the Mother as causative agent; rather, their conclusions were based on Martha Jacobson's baseless speculations [note]
in the custody evaluation report.
According to Johnston, these figures approach Gardner's estimate that 90 percent of the children he has
assessed in custody evaluations exhibit varying degrees of PAS.
Very few of my clients» divorce attorneys are familiar with the use of referral
questions in custody evaluations and as a consequence, they were not considered when planning their custody evaluation.
The purpose of listing the following 10 questionable characteristics
found in custody evaluations is to help eliminate commonly found inadequacies and biases influencing custody determinations.
A description of the general protocol and procedures of the evaluation or assessment performed by court custody evaluators is provided below, and even more fully
described in Custody Evaluations and Custody Assessments.
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In the custody evaluation report, Martha Jacobson speciously wrote that if the girls did not improve their relationship with their father, they would be «at risk» in their future relationships with men.
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Participating
in a custody evaluation.