Download or read book Conducting Child Custody Evaluations written by Philip M. Stahl and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1994-08-15 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important contribution to understanding the whole process of conducting child custody evaluation, based on the author's extensive experience, examines in detail the complex questions and issues involved. The many topics addressed include: interviewing parents and children; testifying in court; writing custody evaluations; assessing the capacity to parent; assessing the attachment of children to their parents; planning custody and parental access; children's adjustment to divorce; domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse; mental illness; parental alienation; and on-going evaluation.