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What kinds of tests do they use in evaluations?
Evaluators use a variety of different tests depending on the nature of the evaluation
and any allegations that may have been made by either party. Most evaluations will include
some sort of psychological or 'personality'
test, such as the Minnestoa Multiphasic Personality Index (MMPI or MMPI II), the
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III), or the Bricklin Perceptual Scales
(BPS).
Some evaluators still use the
Rorschach test, also
commonly called the "Ink Blot" test. We don't feel that the Rorschach is an
appropriate test when used in the context of a custody evaluation, and it's our position
that people should not take the Rorschach during or as part of a custody evaluation.
