CUSTODY EVALUATORS

Family court testimony preparation
for custody evaluators

High-conflict custody cases produce the most aggressive cross-examination in family law. ASPECT, PCRI, MMPI-2-RF, Rorschach, opposing counsel knows your instruments and your methodology. ForensicPrep prepares you for the questions you don't want to be asked.

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Live simulation, ASPECT cross-examination
ATY
Dr. Chen, you spent three hours interviewing my client and two hours with her ex-husband. How do you justify that disparity?
YOU
Interview length was determined by the complexity of issues presented, not by any preference for one party. Both parents received equivalent structured assessment using the ASPECT.
ATY
The ASPECT. Isn't it true that the ASPECT has been criticized in the peer-reviewed literature for lacking predictive validity regarding actual parenting outcomes?
YOU
Some researchers have raised questions about predictive validity. The ASPECT is one component of a multi-method evaluation — I did not base my recommendations on it alone.
ATY
Yet you cite it prominently in your report. Can you tell the court the test-retest reliability coefficient for the parenting capacity subscale?
YOU
I'd need to refer to the manual for the precise figure. What I can tell you is that my recommendation was based on the convergence of multiple data sources, not any single instrument.
ATY
So you cited an instrument you can't defend statistically as the basis for a recommendation that will determine where these children sleep at night?
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What you'll face

Six attack vectors in custody evaluation testimony

01

Interview time disparity

"You spent more time with one parent than the other." This becomes a neutrality challenge. You need a documented, defensible rationale.

02

ASPECT validity criticism

The ASPECT's predictive validity has been challenged in the literature. Know the criticism and the response before opposing counsel does.

03

Collateral source selection

"You interviewed her mother and his coworker. Isn't that a biased sample?" Who you chose to interview and why is always fair game.

04

Alienation vs. abuse differential

Failing to explicitly consider and rule out parental alienation vs. legitimate safety concerns is a common attack in high-conflict custody cases.

05

Recommendation scope

"You're recommending supervised visitation based on what? A four-hour evaluation?" Your data has to match your conclusions.

06

Dual role

Were you ever a treating therapist for any party? Even indirect prior contact creates a conflict that will be exploited.

Instrument coverage

Every instrument in your custody battery

ASPECTPCRIMMPI-2-RFMMPI-3PAIRorschach (R-PAS)PSI-4BDI-IIBAICBCLParenting Stress IndexFACES-IV

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