Family Advocate, the quarterly news-and-feature membership magazine of the Section of Family Law, addresses current family law topics and provides useful how-to articles in every issue. For more than 20 years, mental health professionals, judges, family lawyers, and their clients have turned to Family Advocate for practical information and advice on handling increasingly complex cases.

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This issue of Family Advocate offers sound advice and an in-depth look at how experienced family law attorneys work with skilled mental health professionals to meet the needs of divorcing families throughout the custody evaluation process. Lawyers and psychologists authored these articles which are sure to provide direction and a basis for further inquiry. Learn what to tell your client about mediation, the custody evaluator, or a custody evaluation; understand how to choose the best custody expert witness; discover the essentials of a forensic child custody evaluation, and much more. Monthly columns include Tools of the Trade and Fast Forward.

Section members may view this issue's content online. Non-section members can see what they'll be missing by checking out the Table of Contents.

Sample Articles
You'll find these and other articles in this issue of Family Advocate:

• Choosing the Best Custody Expert Witness
• The HIPAA Hurdle
• A Psychologist's Critique of the APA's Guidelines for Evaluating Parental Responsibility
• Examining the Mental Health Expert
• The Art of Interviewing Young Children in Custody Disputes
• And more! Read this issue online.

View Table of Contents for full listing of features and departments.

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Publication Date: April 2008