Child Custody Evaluations: The Need for Systems-Level Outcome Assessments
Family Court Review, Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 286-303, 2009
Posted: 14 Jul 2011
Date Written: April 1, 2009
Abstract
Child custody evaluations need to be studied systemically as a human service system. There is little research on the history, caseload dynamics, economics, delivery systems or impact of custody evaluations. This article identifies five systems-level questions about custody evaluations and examines one, outcomes assessment, in detail by developing seven outcome hypotheses. The article concludes that such research could improve the practice and use of child custody evaluations.
Keywords: Child Custody, Child Custody Evaluations, Evaluation Research, Methodology, Systems Analysis
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