The Progressive Lawyer: Mandatory Audio-Recording of Forensic Interviews in Child Custody Cases

Part One of this article discussed the need for audio recording interviews in child custody cases to provide objective evidence. The conclusion herein discusses the ways to address the interviewer's objections to audio-taping.

14 minute read May 26, 2009 at 11:27 AM

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The Progressive Lawyer: Mandatory Audio-Recording of Forensic Interviews in Child Custody Cases

Part One of this article discussed the need for audio recording interviews in child custody cases to provide objective evidence, not only to ensure that the examining expert is abiding by any professional guidelines that may exist and apply, but also to ensure that: 1) the expert had not committed any memory errors; and 2) the expert has not corrupted the memories of any subject children in the course of the examination process.

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