Can an evaluator determine whether sexual abuse has really occurred?
Assessment of sexual abuse allegations in child custody cases is a complex task. In many instances, mental health experts provide a foundation for determining whether sexual abuse has occurred. Take time to select professionals and family attorneys that have clinical and practical experience in child sexual abuse cases and are familiar with the current literature in the area. The expert should have handled cases in which molestation was found and cases in which it was not. Dealing with courts when you or your child is the focus of abuse is taxing. Cases involving allegations of sexual or physical abuse by a parent raise specific factual, legal, and psychological issues that should be addressed by an expert.
