Sentences with phrase «recommendation to the court»

When children are involved, experts may be appointed (special advocates) to investigate and make recommendations to the court on parenting time issues.

This program utilizes several mental health practitioners in the community who meet with the parties, discuss contested issues and make clinical recommendations to the court on how to resolve disputed issues.

In the end the goal is to make recommendations to the court as to how both parents can best meet the needs and interests of the children involved.

This court officer is not a judge, but a professional who is authorized by the court to obtain official testimony and make recommendations to the court.

A child custody evaluator is appointed by the Court either to investigate facts or to evaluate a family and then, if requested to do so, to make recommendations to the Court about custody and visitation.

As a licensed clinical psychologist and a certified parent evaluator, he makes recommendations to the Court for residential placement of children in high - conflict child custody cases.

As Family Violence Court Officer, presented information and recommendations to court after extensive investigations.

Given the volume of materials over which Suncor claimed privilege, the court directed Sucor to meet with a Court official (called a «referee»), who would assess the claim of privilege over the investigation and provide recommendations to the Court.

Our investigation will include one or two visits by a LSS social worker, who will provide a written recommendation to the court.

As the federal government moves to limit judicial discretion in the sentencing of violent crimes, a recent decision from the British Columbia Court of Appeal has reasserted the court's authority, ruling that jurors in murder trials need not be unanimous in their sentencing recommendation to the court.

• Counsel probationers and initiative drug screenings, enforce all orders of the court, conduct probation violation hearings, and make appropriate recommendations to court.

Conducted assessment interviews of juvenile offenders and provided adequate recommendations to the Court.

Completes pretrial investigations which includes, interviewing defendants while in jail, background verifications, making pretrial recommendations to courts, and supervising defendant's released to pretrial supervision.

Any collection of psychological testing, interviews, home visits, evaluative reports and other expert opinion to provide non-bonding recommendations to the court in determining an award in the best interest of the child (ren) involving parents conflicted in a custody dispute.

In my view, the goal in obtaining an appointment of a GAL or CR is to suggest to the court a GAL or CR that has deep experience, has shown good judgment and diligence with past cases, and can be trusted to do the investigation and reporting and recommendations to the court well.

For eight years, Waldman held a position with the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, Family Court Services, as a Mediator and Child Custody Recommending Counselor, making recommendations to court when parents could not agree upon a parenting plan.

In this routine, a custody evaluator — a mental health professional such as a psychologist, or a guardian ad litem, who is a lawyer representing the children — makes recommendations to the court about the best interests of the children.

In the case of an infant's claim, any settlement must be approved by the Public Guardian and Trustee, and in the case of settlements over $ 50,000, the Public Trustee reviews the proposed settlement and makes recommendations to the Court as to the appropriateness of the settlement, including any legal fees if the infant has a lawyer, and the Court makes the final decision on the matter.

A guardian ad litem, in reporting and making recommendations to the court on issues pertaining to the child, acts as an arm of the court and is entitled to absolute immunity.

The evaluator's report, among other things, makes recommendations to the court custody, visitation and time - sharing.

They state, «This relative convergence of costing - out results derived from three different methods — the successful school district method used in the State's costing - out analysis, the professional judgment method used in plaintiffs» costing - out analysis, and the City's detailed planning method — provides comfort that our $ 5.63 billion costing - out recommendation to the Court is indeed sound.»

The Bar committees discussed that issue but ultimately did not include it in the recommendations to this Court.

As a commission created by the Court, the ARDC investigates and prosecutes attorney misconduct cases and makes recommendations to the Court.

Disagreements between the parents regarding these decisions are often resolved through mediation or use of a third person, referred to as a Parenting Coordinator, who will investigate the dispute and issue a recommendation to the court to resolve the disagreement between the parents.

If the settlement is more than $ 50,000.00, however, the Public Guardian and Trustee makes a recommendation to Court as to whether or the settlement should be accepted.

112 (1) In a proceeding under the Divorce Act (Canada) or the Children's Law Reform Act in which a question concerning custody of or access to a child is before the court, the Children's Lawyer may cause an investigation to be made and may report and make recommendations to the court on all matters concerning custody of or access to the child and the child's support and education.

Invariably, psychiatrists seldom recognise this situation, preferring to make their own evaluation by just listening to a child and making recommendations to the court.

If you ever have a child psychologist in the case or what's called a «guardian ad litem» which is a neutral party there to look at the whole situation and give a recommendation to the court.

A Michigan friend of the court assists family court judges by investigating custody and visitation issues to look out for the best interests of the children involved, then it makes recommendations to the court.

Different from an attorney, a guardian ad litem makes a recommendation to the court about what he thinks is best for the child.

Parents who cooperate with the guardian ad litem's investigation may be able to make a more favorable impression before the guardian ad litem makes a recommendation to the court regarding custody modification.

During these steps, the child might express an opinion regarding custody and visitation to the expert who will later present his recommendations to the court.

These advisers further research the child's situation and make recommendations to the court.

A guardian ad litem — an attorney hired to represent the child's best interests — may be appointed to make a recommendation to the court after investigating the case.

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.

The attorney ad litem then makes a recommendation to the court regarding which parent should have primary physical custody and which should have visitation.

The custody evaluator will make a recommendation to the court on what the custody arrangement should look like after meeting with the parties, and you are then able to argue for or against the recommendation at a hearing.

When parents are not able to decide or resolve disputes on their own, the PC shall be empowered to make decisions to the extent described in the court order, or to make reports or recommendations to the court for further consideration.

Currently, about one - third of California's Family Court Services utilizes a pure and traditional model of mediation for custody and visitation disputes, in which, in the event mediation is unsuccessful, the mediators maintains complete confidentiality and make no recommendations to the court regarding custody and visitation schedules.

No, a GAL is a party to the case, serves as the child's legal representative, and may make recommendations to the court that are in the child's best interests.

In general, a child custody evaluation is a process in which a mental health professional evaluates you, your child, and your co-parent to make a recommendation to the court regarding custody and visitation.

Sometimes the court will order parenting time evaluation, and the evaluator will make recommendations to the court.

When the investigation is finished, the social worker will write a recommendation to the court about the child» best interest, including where the child should primarily live and the parenting time schedule that would be best.

The ad litem is a mental health professional or an attorney with mental health training who looks at the whole family before making a recommendation to the court.

An evaluation consists of a mental health expert examining a family, and then making a recommendation to the court for custody or visitation plans that are in a child's best interests.