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Child Custody Evaluations

Court-Ordered Custody Evaluations

Divorce is often most painful for the children involved. Their lives are subject to drastic change that they may or may not understand. In these difficult times, it is extremely important to make the proper custodial decisions.

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What is a Custody Evaluation?

The judge in a contested child custody case may order a custody evaluation. A custody evaluation is a process in which a mental health professional, usually a Ph.D. psychologist, evaluates the parents and children and then makes a custody and visitation recommendation to the court. Courts tend to give considerable weight to the recommendations of the custody evaluator.

Usually, the court will not appoint a custody evaluator unless it is clear the parents have the means to pay the $5,000 – $10,000 fee most evaluators charge. The custody evaluator should be neutral and should not have a patient/therapist relationship with anyone in the family either before or after the evaluation.

Parents facing a custody evaluation should remember a few basic rules:

  • Treat the custody evaluator like the judge and try your best to make a good impression. Be on time, be polite and cooperative and dress appropriately.
  • There are no secrets. Nothing a parent tells the custody evaluator is confidential or subject to doctor/patient privilege. Whatever you say to the evaluator could be repeated in court.
  • Emphasize what is good about you and your home more than you trash the other parent.
  • Be organized. Go to the custody evaluator with an outline of the information you want to provide.
  • The rules of evidence do not apply in the evaluator’s office. This means you can bring the custody evaluator letters from neighbors, report cards, medical records, photographs or other items that help prove your point.
  • Show how important the children are in your life and how you put them first. Show that you truly know your kids’ needs, problems and interests and always make good choices for them.
  • Be honest. The custody evaluator will hold it against you if you are caught in a lie.

What happens after the evaluation is complete?

Once the custody evaluation process is complete, the custody evaluator will prepare a detailed report summarizing what each parent said, the results of psychological testing and observations of the parents and children. This report will make recommendations regarding child custody and visitation.

The Enos Law Firm, PC17207 Feather Craft Lane
Webster, Texas 77598
TEL: 281-333-3030

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We represent clients throughout the greater Houston Galveston area, including: Houston, Clear Lake, NASA, Webster, Friendswood, Seabrook, League City, Galveston, Texas City, Dickinson, La Porte, La Marque, Clear Lake Shores, Bacliff, Kemah, Pasadena, Baytown, Deer Park, Pearland, Alvin, Angleton, Harris County, Brazoria County and Galveston County, Texas.

If you need a Galveston child custody attorney call The Enos Law Firm, PC today.

Attorney Greg Enos

Attorney Greg Enos, has 33+ years of legal experience and is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The Enos Law Firm handles divorce, adoption and child custody cases in Harris County (Houston), Galveston, and Brazoria County, Texas. Greg Enos has been through his own divorce and child custody battle (he won) and understands what his clients are going through. Enos is very involved in local politics and charities and he is a former Bar Association President. Enos speaks at legal seminars on family law educating attorneys and judges and he publishes legal directories and a legal newspaper that are widely used and read by Houston area attorneys and courts. Enos is a respected leader of the legal profession working to improve family courts.

Call 281-333-3030 to schedule a confidential consultation. Phone appointments are available for prospective clients who live in other cities or countries or are traveling for business.

The office of The Enos Law Firm is in Webster, Texas, in the Clear Lake area between Houston and Galveston.
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