custody evaluation
Court-ordered family review
A custody evaluation is a formal assessment conducted by a mental health professional or social worker to help courts determine child custody arrangements during divorce or separation proceedings.
The evaluator examines each parent's fitness, the child's needs and preferences, and the family's dynamics through interviews, observations, and psychological testing.
The judge ordered a custody evaluation before ruling on the parenting plan.
- parent-child relationshipTie between caregiver and offspring
- family lawJurisprudence of households
- personality assessmentMeasuring individual character traits
- psychological testingStandardized mental capacity measurement
- attachment theoryStudy of emotional bonds
best interests of the child · parental rights · sibling relationships · forensic psychology · developmental psychology · parenting styles · supervised visitation · visitation rights · home study · judicial discretion · legal guardianship · allegations · judge · guardian · dispute · lawyer · divorce · determination
- divorcedivorce court, divorce decree, divorce papers, divorce filing, divorce lawyer
- family lawchild support, alimony, family court, divorce petitions, divorce law
- child custodycustodial parent, noncustodial parent, non-custodial parent
- custodycustodial parent, noncustodial parent, visitation rights, non-custodial parent, supervised visitation
- custody courtparenting plan, visitation, parenting time, supervised visitation, child support
- custody lawshared parenting, parental rights, parenting time, visitation, access rights
custody evaluationfamily therapy
Treatment involving related members
play therapy · parenting support · marriage counseling · mediation · therapy session