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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 666648" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>In my area, the court will often order dcfs (dept of children & family services) to assess the situation. They almost universally go with that agency's recommendations. IF you are lucky and ask at the right time, you can get a psychologist to evaluate the child and the parents. </p><p></p><p>If you are unlucky or cannot afford to pay for the psychologist's assessments, the you have to settle for the DCFS recommendation. That recommendation comes from someone with either a bachelor's degree or who is working on a bachelor's degree. Generally the person has less than a year of experience, often less than 6 months. They often don't stay in the job for even a year so they have no real idea what they are doing. They are paid minimum wage, which is actually less than our McDonald's is paying now. From what I have seen/experienced, decisions about a child's welfare are often made based on who the social worker likes best or who the social worker or her boss know from outside of work and like/dislike, NOT on what is in any way good for the child. </p><p></p><p>In our area, good parents do all they can to work it out before going to court. The 'standard' custody order is 50%/50% shared parenting with the child never spending more than 2 nights in a row at the same house. Many kids have no clue which parent they are going to that day. Teachers, esp in younger grades, have to have a calendar for each kid to figure out which bus they are supposed to ride on which grade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 666648, member: 1233"] In my area, the court will often order dcfs (dept of children & family services) to assess the situation. They almost universally go with that agency's recommendations. IF you are lucky and ask at the right time, you can get a psychologist to evaluate the child and the parents. If you are unlucky or cannot afford to pay for the psychologist's assessments, the you have to settle for the DCFS recommendation. That recommendation comes from someone with either a bachelor's degree or who is working on a bachelor's degree. Generally the person has less than a year of experience, often less than 6 months. They often don't stay in the job for even a year so they have no real idea what they are doing. They are paid minimum wage, which is actually less than our McDonald's is paying now. From what I have seen/experienced, decisions about a child's welfare are often made based on who the social worker likes best or who the social worker or her boss know from outside of work and like/dislike, NOT on what is in any way good for the child. In our area, good parents do all they can to work it out before going to court. The 'standard' custody order is 50%/50% shared parenting with the child never spending more than 2 nights in a row at the same house. Many kids have no clue which parent they are going to that day. Teachers, esp in younger grades, have to have a calendar for each kid to figure out which bus they are supposed to ride on which grade. [/QUOTE]
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