{"id":492,"date":"2018-06-22T12:15:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T12:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.wordpress.com\/?p=492"},"modified":"2018-10-31T15:09:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T15:09:34","slug":"familyfriday-family-support-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/familyfriday-family-support-service\/","title":{"rendered":"#FamilyFriday: Family Support Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Valerie E. Anias, Esq.<\/p>\n

Families often wonder what resources are out there to help them in the midst of a family related litigation<\/a> case.\u00a0 There are numerous services available that can be requested by either party involved in the litigation and ordered by the Court.\u00a0 On this week\u2019s #FamilyFriday article, ERA Law Group, LLC discusses some of those services.<\/p>\n

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  1. Mediation<\/u>.<\/strong> The Court often orders the parties to complete mediation early on in litigation.\u00a0 This tool is especially helpful in limiting the issues at hand and encouraging families to settle their disputes.\u00a0 As discussed in earlier #FamilyFriday articles, it is often recommended that families seek mediation services before filing suit.<\/li>\n
  2. Custody Investigations\/Evaluations<\/u>.<\/strong> Upon request from a party or by the Court\u2019s own initiative, a custody evaluation can be ordered.\u00a0 A trained third party professional, will be required to conduct an interview of each party, an interview of the child(ren) (if the child has the capacity to be interviewed), a review of relevant records pertaining to the child, and an observation of the child with each party.\u00a0 At the conclusion of the review, the evaluator will be required to report their factual findings of the needs of the child, the capacity of each party to meet those needs, and the evaluator\u2019s recommendation as to custody and visitation<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Mental Health Evaluations<\/u>:<\/strong> Upon request from a party or by the Court\u2019s own initiative, a party may be ordered to receive an evaluation by a mental health professional and in some cases psychological testing.\u00a0 If one or both parties allege that a party suffers from a mental health issue which may impact the children, custody, and\/or visitation, the party should motion the Court for the evaluation.\u00a0 The Court will weigh the party\u2019s allegations and decide whether to grant the motion and make such Order<\/li>\n
  4. Substance Abuse Assessments<\/u>:<\/strong> Upon request from a party or by the Court\u2019s own initiative, a party may be ordered to undergo drug testing and\/or assessment.\u00a0 Depending on the outcome or the basis for the screening, the Court may then require random screenings and\/or treatment related to the abuse.\u00a0 This will also play a role in the Court\u2019s determination of custody and\/or visitation.<\/li>\n
  5. Specific Issue Evaluation<\/u>:<\/strong> Again, upon request from a party or by the Court\u2019s own initiative, the Court may Order an evaluation based upon a specific issue related to one or both parties that affects the safety, health and\/or welfare of a child<\/a>.\u00a0 The Court will analyze the specific issue and Order the evaluation by a professional with expertise related to that specific issue.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To discuss your case and about services that may be available to you, call ERA Law Group, LLC today at (410) 919-1790 to schedule your FREE <\/strong>30 minute consultation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Families often wonder what resources are out there to help them in the midst of a family related litigation case.\u00a0 There are numerous services available that can be requested by either party involved in the litigation and ordered by the Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[413],"tags":[196,44,9,36,37,387,11,307,53,12,388,615,201,193,614,389,40,616,15,212,613,390,617,142,612,618,42],"class_list":{"0":"post-492","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-family-law","8":"tag-annapolis","9":"tag-attorney","10":"tag-child-custody","11":"tag-children","12":"tag-custody","13":"tag-custody-evaluation","14":"tag-divorce","15":"tag-evaluation","16":"tag-family","17":"tag-family-law","18":"tag-family-support-services","19":"tag-health-evaluation","20":"tag-maryland","21":"tag-mediation","22":"tag-mediation-services","23":"tag-mental-health-evaluation","24":"tag-parenting-plan","25":"tag-party-professionals","26":"tag-separation","27":"tag-separation-agreement","28":"tag-services-available","29":"tag-substance-abuse-assessment","30":"tag-substances-abuse","31":"tag-support","32":"tag-support-service","33":"tag-un-court","34":"tag-visitation","35":"entry"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=492"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":805,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492\/revisions\/805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}