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Workshop 20: Evaluators, Guardians Ad Litem, Parenting Coordinators: Love Them or Leave Them?
Family law processes have come under enormous scrutiny in recent years. This session will examine the roles of parenting plan evaluators, guardians ad litem, and parenting coordinators in child custody cases and address several questions: Do these professionals improve outcomes for children and families? What costs are involved? Are the processes fueling the litigation fire or helping resolve issues? And what is the impact on the role of the judge and judicial fact-finding? Presenters from across disciplines will explore these provocative questions and encourage audience feedback and participation.

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* 1. Based on the content of this session, I am able to: (1=Strongly disagree, 5=Strongly agree)

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1. Question and analyze the basic issue of whether the use of custody evaluators, guardians ad litem, and parenting coordinators is generally justified in child custody cases.
2. Scrutinize, analyze, and challenge the particular input of individual custody evaluators, guardians ad litem, and parenting coordinators in specific child custody cases.

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* 2. Please rate presenter: Richard Ducote, JD, LLM (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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Level of knowledge and expertise
Teaching ability
Maintained my interest
Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions

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* 3. Please rate presenter: Hon. Ramona A. Gonzalez (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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Level of knowledge and expertise
Teaching ability
Maintained my interest
Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions

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* 4. Please rate presenter: Arnold T. Shienvold, PhD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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Level of knowledge and expertise
Teaching ability
Maintained my interest
Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions

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* 5. Please rate presenter: Jeffrey P. Wittmann, PhD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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Level of knowledge and expertise
Teaching ability
Maintained my interest
Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions

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* 6. The content of the presentation was consistent with the abstract in the conference brochure

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* 7. Please rate this session presentation overall (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 8. How much did you learn as a result of this CE program? (1=Very little, 5=Great deal)

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* 9. Information presented in this session reflected the most current evidence on this topic (1=Disagree, 5=Agree)

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* 10. How useful was the content of this CE program for your practice or other professional development (1=Not useful, 5=Extremely useful)

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* 11. Additional Comments

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