The judicial system of my country, asks me (a psychiatrist in the national health care system) to evaluate parents for their capacity as parents.

Apparently I am not in U.S. as most of you are. However, I would like your opinion on this matter because it is quite confusing to my mind. The public prosecutor of the judicial system sometimes asks me to "psychiatrically evaluate and assess their parental capacity (present psychopathology, personality disorders)." Usually it is the ex-wife or ex-husband that I have to assess one, but only one of the two. They usually have a child and and wanting custody is in the middle. Now I am a bit... Read more
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