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Use of third party information in child custody evaluations
Author(s) -
Bow James N.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.946
Subject(s) - collateral , interview , third party , point (geometry) , collateral damage , computer science , psychology , computer security , internet privacy , political science , criminology , law , geometry , mathematics
This article reviews the use of third party information and its potential to increase the accuracy and usefulness of child custody evaluations. Legal and admissibility issues are reviewed, along with the types of third party information commonly utilized. Factors impacting such data sources are discussed, as well as the importance of determining the degree to which independent sources point to the same conclusion. Suggestions are provided for selecting, contacting, and interviewing collateral sources, and ways of assessing, utilizing, and reporting collateral data are described. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.