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A Comprehensive Guide to Child Custody Evaluations: Mental Health and Legal PerspectivesCommunication Among Professionals

A Comprehensive Guide to Child Custody Evaluations: Mental Health and Legal Perspectives:... COMMUNICATION AMONG PROFESSIONALS EVALUATIONS IN PROCESS uring the course of an assessment, an evaluator may need Dto seek guidance from the court or ask the attorneys to help with some aspect of the evaluation. This must be done in a way that elicits cooperation from the parties and their attorneys, while maintaining and reinforcing their understanding of the evaluator’s impartiality. Here are a few common types of communications that evaluators can use. Declarations for the Attorneys If a party does not cooperate with a court-ordered evaluation, the evaluator should notify the attorney involved. A notarized decla- ration, similar to an affidavit, is a good form to use. Declaration of Non-Participation – When one of the parents or another party does not show up for appointments or comply with other aspects of the evaluation such as drug testing, send a notarized, sworn Declaration of Non- Participation to the attorneys. If this does not rectify the situation, then send a Motion for Contempt to the court. Declaration of Non-Payment – When one of the parents or another party refuses to pay the initial retainer as specified in 85 86 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS the court order, send a notarized, sworn Declaration of Non- http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Comprehensive Guide to Child Custody Evaluations: Mental Health and Legal PerspectivesCommunication Among Professionals

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Publisher
Springer US
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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2008
ISBN
978-0-387-71893-4
Pages
85 –105
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-71894-1_6
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COMMUNICATION AMONG PROFESSIONALS EVALUATIONS IN PROCESS uring the course of an assessment, an evaluator may need Dto seek guidance from the court or ask the attorneys to help with some aspect of the evaluation. This must be done in a way that elicits cooperation from the parties and their attorneys, while maintaining and reinforcing their understanding of the evaluator’s impartiality. Here are a few common types of communications that evaluators can use. Declarations for the Attorneys If a party does not cooperate with a court-ordered evaluation, the evaluator should notify the attorney involved. A notarized decla- ration, similar to an affidavit, is a good form to use. Declaration of Non-Participation – When one of the parents or another party does not show up for appointments or comply with other aspects of the evaluation such as drug testing, send a notarized, sworn Declaration of Non- Participation to the attorneys. If this does not rectify the situation, then send a Motion for Contempt to the court. Declaration of Non-Payment – When one of the parents or another party refuses to pay the initial retainer as specified in 85 86 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS the court order, send a notarized, sworn Declaration of Non-

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