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Workshop 50: How to Conduct Custody Evaluations So Abusive Litigation is Less Likely
Domestic abusers often misuse the courts to control, impoverish and exhaust their ex-partners for years after the relationship has ended. This is litigation abuse, a form of domestic violence, not “high conflict divorce.” This presentation helps participants distinguish between litigation abuse and legitimate attempts by an aggrieved spouse to redress wrongs through the courts. It also suggests approaches for conducting and writing custody evaluations that diminish the likelihood of litigation abuse.

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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. Understand how litigation abuse can be a strategy of coercive control domestic abuse.
2. Design and write custody recommendations that make litigation abuse less likely.

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* 2. Please rate presenter: Lisa Fontes, PhD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 3. Please rate presenter: Lori Bassinger, JD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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

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

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

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

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* 8. 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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* 9. Additional Comments

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