The bond between infant and mother is the bedrock of healthy child development When parents divorce, shared custody arrangements destabili...

Stuck in the middle of nowhere on a case, I happened to catch the new documentary No Way Out But One , depicting injustices against abused w...

What motivates parents to -- either consciously or unconsciously -- damage or destroy their own children? We know the complex psychologica...

An investigative report on the secret life of a prominent forensic psychologist is generating controversy on professional listservs. Some w...

Click on a title to read the article abstract; click on a highlighted author's name to request the full article. Global prevalence of c...

Forensic psychologist Eric Mart has guest edited a special issue of the Journal of Psychiatry and the Law on assessment and testimony in c...

The growing acceptance of same-sex marriage -- now legal in 8 countries , 5 U.S. states , and among the Coquille Indians in Oregon -- demon...

Among forensic psychologists, child custody evaluators face the highest rate of licensure board complaints. The courts request their help in...

Speaking of censorship... Fear of complaints by disgruntled parents is deterring professionals from working in the child custody arena, crea...

This new study has potential relevance to forensic psychology, and specifically the automatic faith that some accord to statements made by c...

Parental Alienation Syndrome is by far the most controversial theory in high-conflict child custody litigation. And the battle lines are dr...

It's been a busy week, with little time for blogging. So, without further ado, I present a few highlights from the news media and blogos...