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McWilliams v. Dunn: Ake & Access to Mental Health Expert for Alabama Death Row Inmate? (On-Demand CLE)
Do You Have a PLAN?: How to Examine the Work and Testimony of Mental Health Experts in Family Law (On-Demand CLE)
Do You Have a PLAN?: How to Examine the Work and Testimony of Mental Health Experts in Family Law (On-Demand CLE)
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Mental health testimony impacts the outcome of many family law cases. But too often, family lawyers get stuck when trying to examine the work and testimony of mental health experts, and then when organizing their legal arguments based on that testimony.
This program offers the practical, structured PLAN Model—based in case law and psychology's literature—to critique and examine mental health testimony and to sharpen legal arguments to the court.
Our expert faculty will discuss:
This program offers the practical, structured PLAN Model—based in case law and psychology's literature—to critique and examine mental health testimony and to sharpen legal arguments to the court.
Our expert faculty will discuss:
- Adopting a lawyer's approach to managing the work and testimony of mental health experts in family law
- Employing Daubert-related factors creatively to evaluate the quality of admitted mental health testimony
- Using the practical, four-step PLAN Model to critique the reports of child custody evaluations and of other family law evaluations
- Sharpening cross- and direct examination questions of mental health experts
- Focusing legal arguments related to the expert's testimony
Product Details
Sponsor Groups
ABACLE , Commission On Disability Rights , Commission on Law and Aging , Section of Family Law , Senior Lawyers Division , Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division
Product Code
CE1807FAMOLC
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