Family Evaluation in Custody Litigation: Reducing Risks of Ethical Infractions and Malpractice Book

	Foreword to the Series
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	3
I	Understanding the Context	9
Ch. 1	Context of Custody Litigation	11
Ch. 2	Evidentiary Standards and Rules of Evidence	17
Ch. 3	Ethics, Competence, and Training	29
II	Conducting Evaluations: Introduction	37
Ch. 4	Phase 1: Pre-Evaluation Procedures	41
Ch. 5	Phase 2: First Clinical Interview	49
Ch. 6	Phase 3: Observations of Parents and Children	65
Ch. 7	Phase 4: Contacting Collaterals	73
Ch. 8	Phase 5: Closing Interviews and Data Integration	83
Ch. 9	Phase 6: Presentation to Court	93
III	Annotated Report Outline and Sample Evaluation Reports: Introduction	105
Ch. 10	Annotated Structure of a Parenting Evaluation Report	109
Ch. 11	Sample A. Report of Mr. D. v. Ms. M., Evaluation for Modification of Parenting Plan	117
Ch. 12	Sample B. Report of Mr. D. v. Ms. M., Evaluation for Permanent Parenting Plan Action	159
IV	Afterword	171
App. A	Agreement to Parenting Evaluation	177
App. B	Evaluation Tracking Form	181
App. C	Declarations of Party Noncompliance	183
App. D	Parenting Evaluation in a Legal Setting	187
App. E	Semistructured Interview for Adults	193
App. F	Adult and Child-Focused Allegation Forms	205
App. G	Release Forms	209
App. H	Adolescent Interview	211
App. I	Declaration to Enforce Agreement to Parenting Evaluation	215
	References	219
	Table of Authorities	227
	Index	229
	About the Authors	239