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California Child Custody Evaluations. Custody evaluations are assessments done by mental health professionals to determine what's in a child's best interest. In California courts, you may hear them called 730, 3110 or 3111 evaluations, referring to the sections of state code that govern them.

A child custody evaluation is an investigation of your child's health, safety, welfare, and best interests by a trained mental health professional (an evaluator).

Section 3064 - Showing of immediate harm to child or immediate risk child will be removed from state (a) The court shall refrain from making an order granting or modifying a custody order on an ex parte basis unless there has been a showing of immediate harm to the child or immediate risk that the child will be removed ...

Licensing Requirements Private child custody evaluators must either be licensed as a psychologist, marriage and family therapist, clinical social worker, physician who is board-certified as a psychiatrist or be a licensed physician who has completed a residency in psychiatry.

Section 3111 provides that the court may appoint a child custody evaluator to conduct an evaluation when the Court needs more information on ruling on what is in a child's best interest.

To respond, you must: Fill out your court forms. Fill out: ... Have your forms reviewed. ... Make at least 2 copies of all your forms. ... File your forms with the court clerk. ... Serve your papers on your spouse or domestic partner. ... File your proof of service. ... Go to your court hearing.

A 730 evaluation can cost anywhere from $1,000 to $100,000. It depends on what issues need to be evaluated and what procedures the evaluator uses. Courts can order parties to split the cost and can re-allocate the cost at the end of the evaluation.

Section 3110-3118 goes into detail about the court's right related to custody evaluations and reports. It describes the specific stipulations for hiring and choosing a child custody evaluator, and the rights of the evaluator and the party being evaluated.