Child custody evaluations live in and are a product of family court. Child custody hearings are data driven collection missions by the court to determine the best interest(s) and outcomes of the child/children in precarious situations or environments. These types of trials are extraordinarily difficult and a main reason for this is because of fundamental personal differences and stipulations from state to state. Child custody evaluations occur when a judge is unable to make a sound decision about the child's future wellbeing based on information provided, and requests further assessment be done to better be able to make a decision. This further assessment is a child custody evaluation and is performed by a forensic psychologist. Today, I talked to Dr. Chris Mulchay about the following:

-What are child custody evaluations

-Why would you conduct a child custody evaluation

-How to conduct these types of evaluations

-Approaches to child custody evaluations

-When would you conduct a child custody evaluation?

-Best ethical and competent practices for child custody evaluations

-What kind of training/experience is needed to conduct these types of evaluations