The child welfare service's assessments in custody cases that involve minors

Child Custody Evaluations: the Need for Systems-level Outcome Assessments*

Child custody evaluations need to be studied systemically as a human service system. There is little research on the history, caseload dynamics, economics, delivery systems, or impact of custody evaluations. This article identifies five systems-level questions about custody evaluations and examines one, outcomes assessment, in detail by developing seven outcome hypotheses. The article concludes...

In the Best Interests of the Abuser: Coercive Control, Child Custody Proceedings and the “Expert” Assessments That Guide Judicial Determinations

This paper outlines why domestic violence (or more specifically, coercive control) should be crucial to child custody proceedings. What is known about parenting in the context of coercively controlling violence, and what the legislation directs courts to consider, is juxtaposed with the actuality of court decision making. Current knowledge about the recognition of domestic violence in judicial ...

Child-Only Welfare Cases in Madison County

Ever since the welfare reform of the late 1990's, greater attention has been paid to the child-only welfare households. These are the households in which only the children are eligible to receive TANF funding, due the SSI or immigrant status of their parents or because they are living with non-parent relative caregivers. Studies have begun to look at the specific problems facing these household...

Transporting minors for immoral purposes: the case for the Child Custody Protection Act & the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.

I-15: Offering Fertility Services to Whom? With Specific Regards to The Welfare of The Child