Florida Regulations 64B4-7.006: Requirements for Evaluations of Minors for the Purpose of Addressing Custody, Residence or Visitation Disputes
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(1) To perform evaluations of minors for the purpose of making a recommendation regarding custody, residence or visitation, the licensee shall have:
(a) Competence in performing assessments of a psychological nature on children and families;
(b) Education and training in the areas of child and family development, child and family psychopathology, and the impact of divorce on children and families; and,
(c) Knowledge of the legal standards and procedures governing divorce and child custody.
(2) When providing such evaluation of a minor, the licensee shall:
(a) Be impartial, act in the best interest of the child, avoid conflicts of interest, and not have been the treating psychotherapist nor had a prior relationship with any of the parties to the evaluation; and,
(b) Use multiple avenues of data gathering, including testing and interviewing methods, and shall involve all persons central to the child in question, including, at a minimum, communication with the child, the parties seeking custody or visitation, any treating mental health professional, family physician, and relatives of the immediate families.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 491.004(5). Law Implemented 491.009(1)(r) FS. History-New 12-21-97.
(a) Competence in performing assessments of a psychological nature on children and families;
(b) Education and training in the areas of child and family development, child and family psychopathology, and the impact of divorce on children and families; and,
(c) Knowledge of the legal standards and procedures governing divorce and child custody.
(2) When providing such evaluation of a minor, the licensee shall:
(a) Be impartial, act in the best interest of the child, avoid conflicts of interest, and not have been the treating psychotherapist nor had a prior relationship with any of the parties to the evaluation; and,
(b) Use multiple avenues of data gathering, including testing and interviewing methods, and shall involve all persons central to the child in question, including, at a minimum, communication with the child, the parties seeking custody or visitation, any treating mental health professional, family physician, and relatives of the immediate families.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 491.004(5). Law Implemented 491.009(1)(r) FS. History-New 12-21-97.