Expert Witness

Expert Witness/Instructional Testimony (No Document Review)

This service places Dr. Evans in the role of an expert witness for the retaining attorney. As such, he remains part of the retaining attorney’s work product until he is revealed as a testifying expert witness. Dr. Evans is examined on the stand with hypothetical questions which are commonly based on the facts in the case at hand. Little or no documentation is reviewed. There is no contact with the litigants or children. The only contact is with the retaining attorney. In responding to the questions Dr. Evans will inform the Court about the primary issues in the case. Most commonly, the examination and subsequent cross-examination focus on the issues surrounding Parental Alienation child custody. These issues include the eight symptoms of Parental Alienation as well as the 17 commonly observed strategies alienating parents commit. Other areas of testimony can include child custody, child maltreatment/abuse, reunification, etc.

Expert Witness with Thorough Document Review

This service places Dr. Evans as part of the retaining attorney’s work product until he is revealed as a testifying expert witness. In this role, Dr. Evans reviews the case documentation supplied by the retaining attorney. All documentation can be subpoenaed along with the possibility of Dr. Evans’ deposition being taken once he is revealed as an expert witness. Dr. Evans will then be examined and cross-examined on the stand and give his expert opinion as to how the content of the various documentation is evidence of ruling in or out Parental Alienation, child maltreatment, etc. Dr. Evans typically does not give specific recommendations relative to child custody but does opine relative to children’s best interest given the current research and literature relative to cases like the one he is serving as an expert.

Most commonly, the review will focus on the issues surrounding Parental Alienation. These issues include the eight symptoms of Parental Alienation as well as the 17 commonly observed strategies alienating parents commit. Dr. Evans requests that the most relevant documentation is organized and identified around the evidence supporting the eight symptoms and 17 strategies.