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Elisa Reiter Daniel Pollack

Elisa Reiter Daniel Pollack

August 16, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Best Practices: New Texas Law Mandates Audiovisual Recordings of Child Custody Interviews

What backup systems do you have in place to not only maintain records, but to prevent the destruction of records?

By Elisa Reiter, Daniel Pollack and Jeffrey Siegel

12 minute read

July 26, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Parentification, Infantilization, and Adultification: How Might They Impact a Family Law Case?

The corruption of a child's normal role in the family unit can increase the child's risk of dysfunction—socially and emotionally—when the child attains adulthood. When a parent begins to rely on the child for emotional support, especially in times of conflict within the family, and the parent comes to depend on the child for emotional support and protection, then the situation has become problematic and may be characterized as parentification.

By Elisa Reiter, Daniel Pollack and Jeffrey Siegel

12 minute read

October 10, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

How Much Weight Does a Social Worker's Opinion Carry in Court?

Social workers are often overworked and underpaid. Nonetheless, they must make time to practice to be prepared for court.

By Elisa Reiter & Daniel Pollack

7 minute read

February 09, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Hindsight Bias in the Context of Child Protection Services

 There is a well-known psychological phenomenon known as hindsight bias, "the recognized tendency for individuals to overestimate or exaggerate…

By Elisa Reiter & Daniel Pollack

6 minute read