Integrity and Transparency: A Commentary on Record Keeping in Child Custody Evaluations

The author offers commentary concerning the importance of an evaluator'S disclosure of prior or current relationships with custody litigants; of diligence in the creation and maintenance of records; and of cooperation with those wishing to scrutinize one'S work. The position is advanced th...

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Published in:Journal of child custody 2004-02, Vol.1 (1), p.31-40
Main Author: Martindale, David A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
disclosure
ethics
record-keeping
records
Transparency
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Summary:The author offers commentary concerning the importance of an evaluator'S disclosure of prior or current relationships with custody litigants; of diligence in the creation and maintenance of records; and of cooperation with those wishing to scrutinize one'S work. The position is advanced that all information considered by an evaluator must be preserved, as must audio or video tape recordings of interviews and evaluative sessions. The author opines that where a thorough exploration of the bases for an evaluator'S opinions is impeded by deficient records or by the unavailability of certain records, the risk is increased that evaluator errors will go undetected.
ISSN:1537-9418
1537-940X
DOI:10.1300/J190v01n01_03