TY - JOUR
T1 - Practice parameters for child custody evaluation
AU - Herman, S. P.
AU - Dunne, J. E.
AU - Ayres, W.
AU - Arnold, V.
AU - Benedek, E.
AU - Benson, R. S.
AU - Bernet, W.
AU - Bernstein, G. A.
AU - Bryant, E.
AU - Bukstein, O.
AU - Gross, R. L.
AU - King, R.
AU - Kinlan, J.
AU - Leonard, H.
AU - Licamele, W.
AU - McClellan, J.
AU - Shaw, K.
AU - Haller, L.
AU - Schesky, D.
AU - Sloan, L. E.
AU - Miles, C. M.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - These practice parameters are presented as a guide for clinicians evaluating the often delicate and complex issues surrounding a child custody dispute. The historical basis of child custody and the various judicial presumptions that have guided courts are reviewed. The differences between performing child custody evaluation and engaging in traditional clinical practice are emphasized. Issues that are common to all child custody disputes are presented, including continuity and quality of attachments, preference, parental alienation, special needs of children, education, gender issues, sibling relationships, parents' physical and mental health, parents' work schedules, parents' finances, styles of parenting and discipline, conflict resolution, social support systems, cultural and ethnic issues, ethics and values, and religion. In addition, special issues that complicate custody evaluations are discussed, including infants in custody disputes, homosexual parents, grandparents' rights, parental kidnaping, relocation problems, allegations of sexual abuse, and advances in reproductive technology, such as frozen embryos, oocyte donation, and artificial insemination. An outline is provided that describes the complete evaluation process, from assessing referrals and planning a strategy through conducting clinical interviews, writing the report, and testifying in court.
AB - These practice parameters are presented as a guide for clinicians evaluating the often delicate and complex issues surrounding a child custody dispute. The historical basis of child custody and the various judicial presumptions that have guided courts are reviewed. The differences between performing child custody evaluation and engaging in traditional clinical practice are emphasized. Issues that are common to all child custody disputes are presented, including continuity and quality of attachments, preference, parental alienation, special needs of children, education, gender issues, sibling relationships, parents' physical and mental health, parents' work schedules, parents' finances, styles of parenting and discipline, conflict resolution, social support systems, cultural and ethnic issues, ethics and values, and religion. In addition, special issues that complicate custody evaluations are discussed, including infants in custody disputes, homosexual parents, grandparents' rights, parental kidnaping, relocation problems, allegations of sexual abuse, and advances in reproductive technology, such as frozen embryos, oocyte donation, and artificial insemination. An outline is provided that describes the complete evaluation process, from assessing referrals and planning a strategy through conducting clinical interviews, writing the report, and testifying in court.
KW - Child custody
KW - Court
KW - Forensic psychiatry
KW - Guidelines
KW - Joint custody
KW - Parenting
KW - Practice parameters
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U2 - 10.1097/00004583-199710001-00005
DO - 10.1097/00004583-199710001-00005
M3 - Article
C2 - 9334565
AN - SCOPUS:17444434988
SN - 0890-8567
VL - 36
SP - 57S-68S
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
IS - 10 SUPPL.
ER -