Why Family Court Should Discontinue The Use Of Forensic Investigators In Custody Battles
Many women that go through custody battles are accused of being crazy. "She's crazy!" "She's mentally ill!" "She has ______ (fill in the name of any psychological diagnosis here)". All of a sudden, everyone going through custody battles becomes an expert in psychological disorders. Psychological diagnosis are a surefire way to lose custody of your children, and therefore many contentious exes will try to use this argument to win custody. There are those who actually suffer from psychological disorders which prevents them from effectively parenting, but those cases are rare. There are also those who suffer from a psychological disorder but are successfully managing their condition, and it does not interfere with their ability to parent as long as they are following the steps to ensure they stay on track (psychiatrist monitoring, medication, etc.). I'm not talking about these people. I'm talking about false accusations of mental illness,...