INTERVIEWING CHILDREN IN CUSTODY EVALUATIONS |
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| Authors: | Daniel J Hynan |
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| Institution: | Daniel J. Hynan received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Northern Illinois University in 1982. He has coauthored articles on custody evaluation and mediation, and for a number of years has advised the judiciary by serving on the DuPage County Conciliation Advisory Board and the Mediation and Evaluation Program Oversight Committee in Illinois. He maintains a private practice in Naperville and Bloomingdale, Illinois, with a specialty in working with children and families of divorce. |
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| Abstract: | Child interviews are a central part of custody evaluations that affect many families, and ways to maximize their accuracy and usefulness are discussed. Empirical research on children of divorce is emphasized in a conceptual strategy for collecting interview data. Information about child interviews from the custody evaluation literature is reviewed, as are relevant research findings about the accuracy of children's statements. Implications for practice are proposed that integrate research findings and recommendations from the literature. |
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