Role of the Child Specialist
When minor children are impacted by divorce, a child specialist may join the collaborative team. One child specialist is shared by both parties. This individual is a mental health specialist with expertise in child development.
Unlike child specialists that are called into work on court cases, a child specialist in a collaborative case is a neutral party who does not decide or recommend custody issues. Instead, he or she advises and guides both parties to consider what is best for them and their child or children.
The child specialist meets with children and parents separately and then helps develop the custody arrangements and state-mandated parenting plan.
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