Computer-Assisted Psychological Assessment in Child Custody Evaluations

Abstract

When making decisions about the custody and placement of children implicated in divorce, courts sometimes seek the expertise of mental health professionals with the hope of gaining relevant insights and infor mation about the parents and children. This is because mental health professionals, as a function of their knowledge and expertise regarding issues such as child development, family relations, parenting, interper sonal relations, and psychopathology, presumably have cognizance su perior to that of legal decision makers in the realm of custody decisions.1 This article will review the utility of computer-assisted psychological assessment (CAPA) for purposes of child-custody evaluations. First reviewed is how the law determines what is to be assessed in a child

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