Handbook of Child Custody
This authoritative reference brings together leading experts for up-to-date theory, findings, and guidelines on the core aspects of child custody evaluations. Contributors offer steps for gathering more accurate family data through home observations, inte
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Handbook of Child Custody
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Editor Mark L. Goldstein Northbrook IL USA
ISBN 978-3-319-13941-8 ISBN 978-3-319-13942-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13942-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015944711 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
The Handbook of Child Custody is dedicated to my wife, Lisa Raufeisen, who is the love of my life. She has consistently supported me throughout our almost 20 years of marriage, kept me in line when needed, and anchored me when I most needed it. This book would not have been possible without her.
Preface
In 1977, while working as a young psychologist in Clinical Services at the Cook County Juvenile Court, the department chair, a psychiatrist, asked me to conduct psychological testing on one of his private cases. The case was a custody evaluation. At that time, I had no clue about custody evaluations, or what he desired. After some discussion, he informed me that he wanted complete psychological testing, including intellectual assessment, as well as objective and projective testing of each parent. Needing the money, I was happy to oblige. He was apparently pleased with my results and asked me several more times to again do psychological testing. I had no idea as to the outcome of these cases. Then, after approximately a year, I received a call from a divorce attorney, asking if I would be willing to be appointed by the court to conduct a custody evaluation; he related that he was impressed by my psychological test analysis on a past case, when my testing had been utilized by the psychiatrist (my boss). I happily agreed, although I realized that I had no formal training. When I looked around for training, I discovered that there was little or nothing ava
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