Links
Associations & Memberships:
Association of Family and Conciliations Courts (Member) - Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Texas Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (President-Elect) - Texas Chapter AFCC
North Texas Families in Transition Professional Workgroup (Founding Member) - NTXFIT
CoparentingTexas.com – Referral Source for Forensic Mental Health Professionals (Sponsor) - CoParenting Texas – Find Local Professionals
Texas Family Law Foundation (Lifetime Sustaining Member) - Welcome
Texas Family Law Section (Member) - Home - State Bar of Texas Family Law Section
American Bar Association (Member) - American Bar Association
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (Member) - Association of Professionals Solving the Abuse of Children
Insights and Episodes
Children First Family Law with Krista Nash: Choosing Your Child’s Therapist - https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-yc9hz-18c2869
Sidecar Social with Jennifer L. Grinke and Dana J. Stewart: Custody Clarity: Expert Insights on Child Custody Evaluation - EP12 – Custody Clarity: Expert Insights on Child Custody Evaluation – Sidebar Social
Texas Family Law Insiders with Holly Draper: What a Child Custody Evaluation Should (and Should Not) Address - Christy Bradshaw Schmidt | What A Child Custody Evaluation Should (and Should Not) Address - The Draper Law Firm, P.C.
Texas Family Law Insiders with Holly Draper: Understanding Brief Focused Assessments in Family Law Cases - Christy Bradshaw Schmidt | Understanding Brief Focused Assessments in Family Law Cases - The Draper Law Firm, P.C.
Blog Post for The Draper Law Firm: Why Your Child’s Therapist Cannot Make Custody Recommendations - Why your child's therapist cannot make custody recommendations.... - The Draper Law Firm, P.C.
Newsletter for AFCC: 10 Tips for Conducting Beneficial Brief Focused Assessments - BFA Top 10 - AFCC eNews Feb 2024.pdf
Newsletter for AFCC: Exploring Possibilities: 5 Tips for Documenting Alternative Hypotheses - October 2024 - AFCC eNews- Schmidt - 10-23-24.pdf
Newsletter for NTXFIT: Level Up Your Practice: The Importance of Plugging Into the Right Associations - Newsletter - Level Up Your Practice: The Importance of Plugging into the Right Associations
Statutory Requirements:
Child Custody Evaluations & Adoption Evaluations, Texas Family Code, Section 107, Subchapter D - FAMILY CODE CHAPTER 107. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATIONS, AND ADOPTION EVALUATIONS
Limitations on Expert Opinions, Texas Family Code, Section 104.008 - FAMILY CODE CHAPTER 104. EVIDENCE
Best Practice Guidelines:
AFCC Guidelines for Parenting Plan Evaluations in Family Law Cases (2022) - Guidelines for Parenting Plan Evaluations in Family Law.pdf
AFCC Guidelines for Brief Focused Assessment (2009) - BFATF2009final.pdf
AFCC Guidelines for Examining Intimate Partner Violence (2016) - Guidelines for Examining Intimate Partner Violence (1).pdf
AFCC Guidelines for Court Involved Therapy (2010) - Guidelines for Court Involved Therapy AFCC.pdf
AFCC Guidelines for the Use of Social Science Research in Family Law (2018) - AFCC Guidelines for the Use of Social Science Research in Family Law (1).pdf
Sample Court Orders
Child Custody Evaluation Order - Sample-contested-child-custody-evaluation-order-2023-11-20.docx
Brief Focused Assessment Order - Brief-Focused-Assessment-Sample-Order-2023-03-03.docx
Additional Sample Orders can be found at Links – CoParenting Texas
Additional Forensic Resources
Parent Child Contact Problems Summary (2023) - Parent Child Contact Problem Summary.pdf
Parent Child Contact Problems Resource List – Part 1 (2022) - Resist-and-Refuse-Dynamics-Resources-Bench-B.pdf
Parent Child Contact Problems Resource List – Part 2 (2022) - Resist-and-Refuse-Dynamics-Resources-Part-2-.pdf
Licensing Board Information:
Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council - Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council
Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors - Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors – Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council
Licensure Verification - Online Search/Verify a License – Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council