Litigation support refers to a specialized service provided by a mental-health expert during a legal case — typically family law — without serving as a treating therapist. Instead, the professional acts as a neutral consultant or expert witness to help attorneys understand family dynamics relevant to the dispute.
As your mental health expert, Theresa explains the issues in your case, writes in clear language you can use in arguments or briefs, helps create questions for direct and cross-examination of parenting experts, and provides social science research to support your legal strategy.
This may involve a review of the legal file, a critique of another expert's custody evaluation report to assess for deficiencies,and limitations of the report. Unlike therapy, litigation support is strictly evaluative and evidence-based, maintaining neutrality and confidentiality within legal parameters.
As a neutral expert, Theresa can provide a work product review (critique) on an evaluation completed by a Court-Appointed Expert.
Theresa is located in Winnipeg but provides services nationwide.
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