Child Custody Evaluator, Public or Private?

Some might look at the decision between a public child custody evaluator (court ordered or county service) or a private custody evaluator as the difference between an assembly line process and a specialized process.  The truth of the matter is, in our experience,...

High Conflict Personalities & Custody Evaluations

When involved in a high conflict child custody battle, you’re all too aware of how significant and overwhelming the smear campaign against you, the targeted parent, can be.  It’s tough enough figuring out how you will manage the public trashing of your...

Custody Evaluation: Keeping Focused and Calm

Drama will oftentimes find its way into a child custody evaluation.  The important thing to remember is that you cannot be the source of that unnecessary and inappropriate drama. Remaining focused and calm can seem like a daunting task under such conditions....

Preparing Children for the Custody Evaluation

Custody evaluations are becoming almost a default part of the child custody process.  Child custody evaluations may be undertaken voluntarily by the parents involved in a child custody dispute or be ordered by the family court, something that is occurring with greater...

Custody Evaluation: Preparing Documentation

Custody evaluations are ever more prevalent in child custody litigation.  Custody evaluations are often used as an interim step to get parents to agree on child custody by coming to a parenting agreement without having to go to a hearing.  Additionally, the custody...

Custody Evaluators – What Should You Know

Nowadays, custody evaluations are a significant part of many child custody events.  The custody evaluator very often has a good measure of influence over the ultimate custody order that the court will issue.  While their recommendations won’t likely cover every...

After the Custody Evaluation

After all of the anxiety, nervousness, and worry has finally culminated in a final report for the court, what happens next after the custody evaluation has concluded?  Truth be told, it’s not very often we ever see that a custody evaluation results in something...

Custody Evaluation: No Judgment Zone

Unless there is a situation that poses a significant threat or some other danger to the children, entities such as family court, guardians ad litem, custody evaluators, etc. really don’t care about moral judgments cast upon your ex-partner.  While there are...

November 18th, 2009 Mr. Custody Coach Radio Program

Mr. Custody Coach has scheduled a radio program to discuss the topic of custody evaluations on November 18th, 2009 at 2:00PM EST.  The Coach’s guest for the program will be Dr. Robert A. Evans, a licensed school psychologist who has a private practice in Palm...