Governor's Commission on Forensic Custody Evaluations: Stop the Madness!
In this edition of his Matrimonial Practice column, Timothy M. Tippins outlines the broad contours of the Report of the Blue-Ribbon Commission on Forensic Custody Evaluations and its recommendations, as well as the historical context of forensic evaluations that led to formation of the Commission.
January 12, 2022 at 12:30 PM
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In June 2021, New York's Governor established what was dubbed a "Blue-Ribbon Commission on Forensic Custody Evaluations," referred to herein simply as the Commission. The Governor's office established the Commission after hearing from parents, attorneys, and others within the court system who reported negative experiences with forensic custody evaluators. Such concerns included, inter alia, the outsized role of forensic evaluators in custody litigation and the often-inordinate impact of their recommendations. As stated by the Governor's office, those recommendations potentially "place children at risk of harm, even death." New York Announces Membership of Blue-Ribbon Commission on Forensic Custody Evaluations, News Articles, ocfs.ny.gov (June 11, 2021). The Commission was "charged with providing recommendations to the Governor regarding if and/or how forensic custody evaluations should be used by New York courts." Report of the Blue-Ribbon Commission on Forensic Custody Evaluations, p. 2 (hereafter the Report).
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