Child Custody Evaluations: Forensic Mental Health Professionals as Experts or Consultants
Presenting, Analyzing and Deconstructing Custody Evaluation Reports
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar/teleconference with Q&A
Conducted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Recorded event now available
This CLE webinar will prepare family law attorneys to use a mental health consultant in preparing for a child custody case and in rebutting opinions and conclusions in the custody evaluation report. The panel will highlight factors that the court typically wants to know about the custody evaluation report.
Description
Attorneys frequently retain mental health professionals to provide work-product review in child custody disputes and to assess the custody evaluator’s report, evaluation procedures and case file.
The non-testifying expert is used for preparing for trial, analyzing the child custody report, drafting direct and cross-examination questions, identifying the psychological elements for case strategy, and assisting in case preparation.
When the custody evaluation report is flawed, a mental health professional may also serve as a rebuttal witness, identifying the problematic areas and issues that need to be addressed, and testifying on the weaknesses in the custody evaluation report.
Listen as our authoritative panel of family law specialists, including a judge, discusses approaches for counsel to analyze and present a child custody evaluation report. The panel will also identify ways a mental health professional can assist in preparing for deposition and trial.
Outline
- What the court wants to know about the custody evaluation report
- Ways to use a mental health professional as a consultant or expert
- Issues to address in deconstructing a child custody evaluation report
- Strategies for rebutting the custody evaluation report
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What are the key issues that should be addressed when reviewing a child custody evaluation report?
- What are the focal points that the court wants to know about in child custody evaluation reports?
- How can a mental health professional best be utilized in rebutting a child custody evaluation report?
Faculty
Honorable Lisa C. Bell,
Chief District Court Judge
26th Judicial District of North Carolina, Charlotte, N.C.
She has presided over hundreds of family court cases since 1998. She serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Child Custody; has presented at numerous family law conferences on topics such as “Advanced Issues in Child Custody Evaluations;” and published in the "Juvenile and Family Court Journal".
Jonathan W. Gould, Ph.D., ABPP,
Partner
Charlotte Psychotherapy & Consultation Group, Charlotte, N.C.
He consults across the country on psychological aspects of family law matters including child custody, child alienation, relocation, domestic violence, and child maltreatment. He is a frequent speaker and author on the subject of child custody evaluations. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology specializing in forensic psychological consultation in family law matters.
Kenneth H. Lester,
Senior Partner
Law Offices of Lester & Hendrix, Columbia, S.C.
His practice focuses on family law. He is a Diplomat in the American College of Family Trial Lawyers and a fellow in the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He served as the Chairman of the Family Law Section of the South Carolina Bar and as Chairman of the Family Law Committee of the South Carolina Association of Justice. He is a published author and speaks nationally at CLE seminars.
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