Custody evaluations can be expensive.
Custody evaluations become especially expensive when both sides hire their own expert.
In cases where the evaluator works for both sides, the two parties typically split the fee, either evenly or in some other way that both parties agree is fair and equitable. Custody evaluations may include psychological testing , either of the children or of the parents. In any thorough custody evaluation, the evaluator will interview both parents, and also the older children. They will be certain to observe the parents on more than one occasion with the children, often in the parent's home. Custody evaluators talk with teachers and therapists, friends and family, and whoever may be useful in giving them the most accurate picture.