This article reviews briefly the history of child custody decision making and describes current custodial arrangements in the United States. It examines both the manner in which parents and courts make decisions regarding custody and access, and the changes in visiting patterns in recent decades. The author discusses the impact of reforms in the law…

Family law proceedings encompass a broad range of issues, including custody, maintenance, support, valuation, visitation, relocation, and termination of parental rights. The following guidelines address what are commonly termed child custody evaluations, involving disputes over decision making, caretaking, and access in the wake of marital or other relationship dissoluti…

These practice parameters are presented as a guide for clinicians evaluating the often delicate and complex issues surrounding a child custody dispute. The historical basis of child custody and the various judicial presumptions that have guided courts are reviewed. The differences between performing child custody evaluation and engaging in traditional clinical practice a…

Approximately half of the marriages in the United States end in divorce, which affects more than 1 million children a year. Because approximately 10% of divorces involve litigation over custody or visitation, approximately 100.000 children a year are the subjects of legal battles. Custody and visitation disputes may involve health professionals in at least six…

El presente trabajo presenta un procedimiento de detección de la mentira y el engaño en procesos judiciales adaptado al sistema judicial español: el Sistema de Evaluación Global. El S.E.G. resulta de un compendio de diversas estrategias de análisis de la fiabilidad (CBCA y Reality Monitoring) y validez de la declaración (SVA y SRA) a la…

Child custody evaluations and decisions are often complicated and emotionally charged. The following guidelines are offered as a framework for clinical social workers who are asked by the judicial system to undertake these evaluations. The historical background of child custody and the theoretical considerations that have guided the courts are reviewed. The traditional a…

La escasa competencia parental está relacionada con el desarrollo de un patrón de conducta desadaptativo en los/as hijos/as, con las consecuencias que este hecho conlleva. Sin embargo, prácticamente no existen pruebas que midan este constructo. La Escala de Competencia Parental Percibida (versión para padres/madres)(ECPP-p) está constituida por 22 items, que se estructuran

With the dramatic rise in the divorce rate in the 1960’s, courts were increasingly called upon to settle disputes regarding living arrangements for children following their parents’ separation and divorce. Courts drew upon cultural and societal views of fathering and parent-child relationships at that time, and visiting arrangements emerged that delegated mothers, with r…

These Model Standards for Child Custody Evaluation are designed to guide custody evaluators in all practice contexts. In disseminating these Model Standards, AFCC’s goal is to contribute to the ongoing education of evaluators, thereby promoting good practice; to provide information to those who utilize the services of custody evaluators; and, to increase public confidenc…

Por parte de la Coordinadora de Psicología Jurídica del Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Psicólogos de España, deseamos avalar la conveniencia del análisis de la problemática que se conoce como Síndrome de Alienación Parental en la evaluación psicológica, tanto dentro del ámbito forense del derecho de familia, como de otros relacionados. Los investigadores y…