Psychology

ASK THREE MENTORS: Is a two-week on / two-week off custody schedule ever a good idea?

by August 25, 2022

“Ask Three Mentors” is a question-and-answer column, produced exclusively for Insights, that highlights the fact that members of AFCC are attorneys, judges, and mental health professionals.  Many of our most experienced members are committed to mentoring and passing on the wealth of knowledge they’ve acquired through years of work in the field of family law.  Each month we will pose a custody-related question to three members of our panel of exceptionally experienced and widely respected […]

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ASK THREE MENTORS: What are some unexpected silver linings that you’ve seen in family law as a result of the Covid-19 shelter-in-place orders?

by August 25, 2022

“Ask Three Mentors” is a question-and-answer column, produced exclusively for Insights, that highlights the fact that members of AFCC are attorneys, judges, and mental health professionals.  Many of our most experienced members are committed to mentoring and passing on the wealth of knowledge they’ve acquired through years of work in the field of family law.  Each month we will pose a custody-related question to three members of our panel of exceptionally experienced and widely respected […]

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ASK THREE MENTORS: How can professionals involved with high-conflict custody disputes compartmentalize/ensure that work stress and concerns do not carry over to one’s personal life?

by August 16, 2021

“Ask Three Mentors” is a question-and-answer column, produced exclusively for Insights, that highlights the fact that members of AFCC are attorneys, judges, and mental health professionals.  Many of our most experienced members are committed to mentoring and passing on the wealth of knowledge they’ve acquired through years of work in the field of family law.  Each month we will pose a custody-related question to three members of our panel of exceptionally experienced and widely respected […]

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children in conversation

Stacking the Deck in Favor of Children: What to do When the World Goes Haywire

by February 17, 2021

On November 10, 2020, one week after Election Day, and in the eye of the storm of allegations of election fraud, we (Dr. Matt Sullivan, past president of AFCC International, and retired Commissioner Marjorie Slabach) joined Susan Myers, AAML President, and Gabrielle Davis, attorney with the Battered Women’s Justice Project, to present the Opening Plenary for the International AFCC’s 14th Annual Symposium and Child Custody. On that day we told ourselves and the audience that […]

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Message From The Editor

by February 17, 2021

We’re excited to issue this latest edition of our newsletter Insights.  This edition includes the article “Stacking the Deck in Favor of Children” by our esteemed colleagues the Honorable Marjorie Slabach (Ret.) and Matthew Sullivan, Ph.D.  This article explores the global trauma and chaos we’ve all been enduring and how this impacts families and access to justice. We also present the latest edition of our recurring column “Ask Three Mentors” in which three members of […]

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ASK THREE MENTORS: What is the Possible Impact on a Young Child of Separation from a Parent due to COVID-19 Related Self-Isolation and How Do We Minimize It?

by April 27, 2020

“Ask Three Mentors” is a question-and-answer column, produced exclusively for Insights, that highlights the fact that members of AFCC are attorneys, judges, and mental health professionals.  Many of our most experienced members are committed to mentoring and passing on the wealth of knowledge they’ve acquired through years of work in the field of family law.  Each month we will pose a custody-related question to three members of our panel of exceptionally experienced and widely respected […]

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ASK THREE MENTORS: How Do We Navigate Child’s & Parent’s Rights to See One Another When One Parent is On the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Crisis?

by April 27, 2020

“Ask Three Mentors” is a question-and-answer column, produced exclusively for Insights, that highlights the fact that members of AFCC are attorneys, judges, and mental health professionals.  Many of our most experienced members are committed to mentoring and passing on the wealth of knowledge they’ve acquired through years of work in the field of family law.  Each month we will pose a custody-related question to three members of our panel of exceptionally experienced and widely respected […]

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2020 AFCC California Annual Conference Puts the Focus on Difficult Conversations

by January 5, 2020

The theme for the 2020 Annual Conference came out of a brainstorming lunch meeting of conference co-chairs Dr. Frank Davis, Commissioner Louise Bayles-Fightmaster and Attorney David Blacker in October 2018. We agreed at the outset that we were not fearful of controversy. The times we live in reflect less willingness to reach out to somebody who has a different point of view or who has a different background or life experience. In response to comments […]

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ASK THREE MENTORS: What Three Books, Articles, Studies and/or Films Do You Recommend Every Professional Working in the Child Custody Area Read or View, and Why?

by January 5, 2020

“Ask Three Mentors” is a question-and-answer column, produced exclusively for Insights, that highlights the fact that members of AFCC are attorneys, judges, and mental health professionals.  Many of our most experienced members are committed to mentoring and passing on the wealth of knowledge they’ve acquired through years of work in the field of family law.  Each month we will pose a custody-related question to three members of our panel of exceptionally experienced and widely respected […]

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