Boise Divorce Attorney Discusses Child Custody in Ada v Canyon County

As a Boise Divorce Attorney I have seen the law concerning child custody change over the years and in various venues.

It used to be that in Boise and Ada County judges would use home studies to determine child custody issues. The fitness of the respective parties was determined by the use of this tool. The divorce lawyers would get together and choose one of a handful of psychologists who would then put the parties through a series of tests and questions and then make a recommendation as to who should have primary physical child custody and what type of visitation should be allowed.

I have been a Boise Divorce Attorney for 17 years and I can't tell you how that process often made me cringe. You just never really knew what the result would be. Well, in Ada County the judges have decided that that method of determination isn't exactly full-proof and have opted to make child custody determinations differently.

Child custody issues in Canyon County, however, are still highly influenced by the use of home studies. The judges there still believe that these tools are a useful and effective way to determine who should have primary physical custody.

Some of the tests that these psychologists use in influencing judicial decisions concerning child custody issues are personality and IQ tests. They also look at the home and relationships of the parents who are in the middle of divorce. These evaluations are really not hugely different from the criteria that divorce judges in Ada County use to determine child custody. The benefit of the home study is that there is a trained individual who evaluates relevant issues through actually investigation rather than relying on a judge to wade through the evidence provided through the divorce clients or their attorneys.

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