CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
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Custody and Visitation
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Mediation/Evaluations/Fam. Ct. Serv.
.........Court Appointed Evaluators
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Court appointed child custody evaluators.
Domestic violence and child abuse training program for child custody evaluators.
Court appointed 730 experts.
Court may not appoint evaluator when military member returns from deployment absent prima facie showing custody reversion not in child’s best interests.
When child custody evaluators fail to "maintain objectivity, provide and gather balanced information for both parties, and control for bias," they should be disqualified.
Impartial objectivity is a critical requirement for EC §730 child custody evaluator.
Trial court erred in appointing W's expert to conduct section 730 evaluation without specifying purpose or parameters; appointment should occur after response filed.
Benefits of court appointed evaluators.