NYS Recommends Reforms to Custody Evaluation Process

“Forensic evaluations are used in the courts for some cases involving child custody and visitation. Under the current system, there is no consistent statewide approach regarding who may act as a forensic evaluator or how the evaluations should be completed. The Blue-Ribbon Commission has developed several robust recommendations that address the need to reconsider the role of the evaluations and the situations in which they are ordered. “

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