What's involved in a Parenting or Custody evaluation?

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What's involved in a Parenting or Custody evaluation?

May 14, 2012, 08:25:00 AM

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What's involved in a Parenting or Custody evaluation? 

A Parenting or Custody evaluation typically involves a number of things, including personal interviews with the parents by trained evaluators, psychological testing of the parents, and interviews with "collateral contacts" such as teachers, neighbors, and friends. 

One or more "parent-child play sessions" may also be conducted, where the parent and child are observed interacting. 

Evaluations may also include drug and alcohol screenings or tests.  The following pages contain specific information on custody evaluation methods:

• Parenting Evaluation Guide
• Child Custody Evaluation Practices
• Child Custody Evaluation Questions
• Specific Items To Ask For In A Parenting Evaluation

Articles in « Evaluation Questions »

• A Guide To The Parenting Evaluation Process
• I'm new to all this...where do I start?
• What is a Parenting or Custody evaluation?
• Why would I request that a Parenting or Custody evaluation be done?
• What's involved in a Parenting or Custody evaluation?
• Where can I find a good parenting evaluator?
• What kinds of things can I do to prepare for a Parenting or Custody evaluation?
• What kinds of things should I show to a custody evaluator?
• I feel like the evaluator is biased, and the evaluation is going against me. What can I do?
• How can I cheat on a Parenting or Custody evaluation?
• How much does a Parenting or Custody evaluation cost, and who pays for it?
• My evaluation turned out poorly for me. Is there anything I can do?
• What kinds of tests do they use in evaluations?
• Will a past history of drug or alcohol abuse count against me in an evaluation?
• If an evaluation has taken two years to complete, will the
• How long should an evaluation take to complete? Is it a problem if it takes too long?
• How much weight or consideration does the court give to a psychiatric evaluation?
• How long does it generally take for the evaluator to report the decision?
• Where can I find an electronic copy of the Parenting History Survey (PHS)? Or the actual survey on the web?