National Judicial Education Program: Resources on Child Custody and Gender Bias

Adjudicating Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse When Custody is in Dispute

This curriculum for in-person education promotes the fair administration of justice by improving courts’ ability to assess child sexual abuse allegations and to make decisions in these cases that reflect the best interests of the child. The curriculum utilizes a variety of interactive teaching techniques to present this material in ways familiar to judges: factual hypotheticals, evaluating expert qualifications and testimony, and mock temporary and permanent custody and visitation orders.  $110 ($100 for court entities)

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"Evaluating the Evaluators: Problems with Outside ‘Neutrals'"

This article explores bias among custody evaluators in all types of custody disputes, and the need for uniform evaluation instruments. Download the article (PDF).