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- Title
Impact of Mental Illness on Parenting Capacity in A Child Custody Matter.
- Authors
Deutsch, Robin M.; Clyman, Jeremy
- Abstract
Recently, courts have seen an increase in cases where a parent has an alleged or documented mental illness. Understanding whether there is a mental illness and what the symptoms are and determining the meaning of this information for parenting and child functioning present a host of challenges for judges, custody evaluators, and attorneys. We offer an example of a custody evaluator's inquiry and present a functional-contextual model for considering the significant parental capacities and vulnerabilities that impact child functioning, in order to better make decisions about parent access and treatment. Practitioner Keypoints: Understand how to effectively integrate mental health information into matters of custody, Identify parenting and co-parenting tasks and behaviors that may be affected by mental illness, Identify parenting capacities that are linked to child outcomes, Review a step-by-step decision-making process to effectively examine allegations of mental illness during a custody evaluation or dispute
- Subjects
PARENTS; CUSTODY of children; ATTITUDES of judges; PARENTING; PART-time parenting; MENTAL health; LAW
- Publication
Family Court Review, 2016, Vol 54, Issue 1, p29
- ISSN
1531-2445
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/fcre.12201