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Professionals' views about child interviews for family law assessments

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posted on 2024-06-13, 06:58 authored by Katrine M Turoy-Smith, Martine B Powell, Sonja P Brubacher
Interviews with children form a major part of assessments in contested family law matters. This study provides a qualitative analysis of professionals’ perceptions regarding how children are interviewed for family law purposes and the challenges associated with these interviews. In‐depth interviews were conducted with 15 professionals who had experience in the area of family law and/or interviewing children. Transcripts of these interviews were analyzed using an inductive coding process and key themes identified. The overriding message found was that interviewing children for family law matters is complex and warrants considerable skill and expertise. The findings highlight the importance of recognizing the purpose of each child interview and the appropriate process and strategies to conduct each interview.

History

Journal

Family Court Review: an interdisciplinary journal

Volume

56

Pagination

607-622

Location

Hoboken, N.J.

ISSN

1531-2445

eISSN

1744-1617

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2018, Association of Family and Concilliation Courts

Issue

4

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing