Family Evaluation in Custody Litigation: Reducing Risks of Ethical Infractions and Malpractice

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Family Law litigant dissatisfaction with psychological evaluations during high-conflict cases is common and can activate litigants to file ethics complaints or malpractice lawsuits. The most critical aspects of a standardized evaluation protocol that lead to litigants believing that they have been fairly and thoroughly evaluated are discussed specifically.