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Mental health professionals are frequently appointed by courts to become involved in custody cases in the role of child custody evaluator. This role requires that the mental health professional assess the fit between a minor child’s emerging developmental and socioemotional needs and the parents’ comparative ability to meet those needs. In addition, the mental health professional is expected to tender recommendations to the court regarding the extent to which various parenting plans will further the child’s best psychological interests. The recommendations contained in child custody evaluations (“CCEs”) exert considerable influence on the course of ongoing custody litigation. Many courts accord significant weight to the opinions of child custody evaluators, often accepting the evaluator’s recommendations without challenge.1 An evaluator’s recommendations can also precipitate case settlement or material concessions once both parties become aware of the evaluator’s findings. Given the import of CCEs, it is imperative that these
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