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What's involved in a Parenting or Custody evaluation?
A Parenting or Custody evaluation typically involves a number of things, including
personal interviews with the parents by trained evaluators, psychological testing of the
parents, and interviews with "collateral contacts" such as teachers, neighbors, and
friends. One or more "parent-child play sessions" may also be conducted, where the
parent and child are observed interacting. Evaluations may also include drug and
alcohol scrrenings or tests.
The following documents contain specific information on custody evaluation methods:
