Child Custody Evaluation Dos & Don’ts
If you and your ex are unable to reach an out-of-court agreement regarding child custody, the judge will likely order a child custody evaluation before ruling in your case. The evaluation will be prepared by an evaluator of the court’s choosing or a guardian ad litem. In some cases, the court may allow you to choose an evaluator from a list of area professionals. Upon completion, the evaluator’s findings will be provided to the court for the judge to consider.
And while the evaluator’s recommendations aren’t legally binding in any way, they do carry a lot of weight and could persuade the judge for or against the custody agreement you’re hoping to achieve. Therefore, it is important to take every meeting with the child custody evaluator seriously and adhere to the following…Read the entire blog by Jennifer Wolf on The Spruce.
