Hi,
I'm a mother who had sole and then joint custody of my two daughters taken away from me as a result of two separate custody evaluators using certain tests to imply instability.
My ex-husband began living with his parents in March 1994.
In the summer of 1995 I was given a full MMPI and the Rorschach test.
My divorce from my ex-husband was final in October 1995 and included joint custody based on the custody evaluator's recommendation from the results of those tests.
The Psychologist who gave me the tests couldn't find any pre-psychosis or psychosis.
My ex-husband was given sole custody of my daughters in November 1996.
The paternal grandparents were given Intervenor status in November 1997.
My ex-husband's death in April 1999 gave the paternal grandparents an opportunity to sue for custody of my daughters.
In 1999 I was given a modified MMPI, Personality Assessment Inventory, and another Rorschach.
The Psychologist who gave me those tests told the custody evaluator they indicated "depression" during the paternal grandparent's litigation to get custody of my daughters.
At no time did I have a diagnosis of mental illness from a Psychiatrist and I feel I still got stiSLURPized on the basis of psychological tests.
I want to know if other women have experienced bias on the part of the courts because of psychological testing.
What questions do I ask to figure out if the psychological testing was done in ethical and scientific ways?
I still have a little contact with my daughters, but the implication I'm mentally ill with no legitimate diagnosis has been used by the paternal grandparents to make it almost impossible to have time with my children.
I'm a mother who had sole and then joint custody of my two daughters taken away from me as a result of two separate custody evaluators using certain tests to imply instability.
My ex-husband began living with his parents in March 1994.
In the summer of 1995 I was given a full MMPI and the Rorschach test.
My divorce from my ex-husband was final in October 1995 and included joint custody based on the custody evaluator's recommendation from the results of those tests.
The Psychologist who gave me the tests couldn't find any pre-psychosis or psychosis.
My ex-husband was given sole custody of my daughters in November 1996.
The paternal grandparents were given Intervenor status in November 1997.
My ex-husband's death in April 1999 gave the paternal grandparents an opportunity to sue for custody of my daughters.
In 1999 I was given a modified MMPI, Personality Assessment Inventory, and another Rorschach.
The Psychologist who gave me those tests told the custody evaluator they indicated "depression" during the paternal grandparent's litigation to get custody of my daughters.
At no time did I have a diagnosis of mental illness from a Psychiatrist and I feel I still got stiSLURPized on the basis of psychological tests.
I want to know if other women have experienced bias on the part of the courts because of psychological testing.
What questions do I ask to figure out if the psychological testing was done in ethical and scientific ways?
I still have a little contact with my daughters, but the implication I'm mentally ill with no legitimate diagnosis has been used by the paternal grandparents to make it almost impossible to have time with my children.