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Best practice requires that child custody evaluations (CCEs) incorporate multiple methods to sample varied sources. The family law literature is replete with discussions of four common methods of inquiry: interview, observation, review of historical documents, and the use of psychometric tests and inventories. This article defines questionnaires as a fifth method of child custody data collection that is as ubiquitous in practice as it is neglected in the literature. We define questionnaires as a valuable and unique means of collecting child custody data distinct from but complementary of these other four avenues of inquiry. Questionnaires can be critical means of collecting at least six distinct types of data: demographics, history, opinions and priorities, behavioral self-reports, perceptions of others, and for the collection of third party and collateral data. This article defines questionnaires as a unique data collection method and discusses their use in CCEs. A preliminary survey of child custody evaluators’ use of questionnaires is discussed. Results find that the evaluators sampled routinely use questionnaires and find them helpful. Recommendations are offered regarding the effective use of questionnaires during a CCE. Evaluators are urged to routinely incorporate CCE questionnaires in the interest of standardization, time and cost-efficiency.

Questionnaires in child custody evaluations: The forgotten ubiquitous medium