The Art and Science of Child Custody Evaluations
Jonathan W. Gould and David A. Martindale
1. Introduction
2. The Best Interests of the Child Standard
II. The Art of Child Custody Evaluations
3. Ethics and Methods
4. Minimizing and Correcting for Bias
5. Increasing the Reliability and Relevance of Child Custody Evaluations
6. Interviewing Children
7. Children's Voices
III. The Science of Child Custody Evaluations: Factors to Assess in Child Custody Evaluations
8. Assessment of Child Developmental Factors
9. Assessment of Parent Factors
10. Assessment of Family Factors
IV. The Art and Science of Child Custody Evaluations: Assessing Allegations of Maltreatment
11. Assessing Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse
12. Assessing Allegations of Domestic Violence
13. Assessing Allegations of Child Alienation
14. Another Call for Humility
Appendix: Sample Statements of Understanding and Letters