The Scientific Basis of Child Custody Decisions
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DR. ROBERT M. GALATZER-LEVY, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and psychoanalyst on the faculties of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis and the University of Chicago, has extensive experience as an expert witness and consultant to courts, attorneys, and families on child custody issues.

DR. LOUIS KRAUS currently serves as Division Head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for Evanston Northwestern Health Care. He has extensive expertise in educational, forensic, and child custody evaluations.

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Introduction (R. Galatzer-Levy & L. Kraus).

Legal and Ethical Issues in Child Custody Litigation (J. Myers & R. Erickson).

From Empirical Findings to Custody Decisions (R. Galatzer-Levy & E. Ostrov).

Understanding the Relationship beween Children and Caregivers (L. Kraus).

The Child and the Vicissitudes of Divorce (J. Wallerstein & S. Corbin).

The Adjustment of Children from Divorced Families: Implications of Empirical Research for Intervention (J. Grych & F. Fincham).

The Contribution of Psychological Tests to Custody-Relevant Evaluations (B. Bricklin).

Child Witnesses in Custody Cases: The Effects of System and Estimator Variables on the Accuracy of Their Reports (M. Kovera & B. McAuliff).

The Impact of Divorce on Infants and Very Young Children (L. Mayes & A. Molitor-Siegl).

Divorce, Custody, and Visitation in Mid-Childhood (B. Leventhal, et al.).

Custody Evaluations of Adolescents (A. Ravitz).

The Remarriage Family in Custody Evaluation (J. Lebow, et al.).

Adopted Children and Custody Arrangements (S. Fisher).

Custody Evaluations for Medically Ill Children and Adolescents (B. Bursch & L. Vitti).

Major Parental Psychology and Child Custody (M. Jenuwine & B. Cohler).

The Best Interest of Children of Gay and Lesbian Parents (A. Buxton).

Assessing Sexual Abuse Allegations in Divorce, Custody, and Visitation Disputes (J. McGleughlin, et al.).

Joint Custody and Empirical Knowledge: The Estranged Bedfellows of Divorce (M. Pruett & C. Santangelo).

Children and High-Conflict Divorce: Theory, Research, and Intervention (D. Doolittle & R. Deutsch).

Conclusion (R. Galatzer-Levy).

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