Submit a two- to three–page paper. In the paper, discuss case scenario you will be analyzing. Alsoinclude an outline of the key facts of the case, and discuss the issues that your assigned forensicpsychologist should address in the chosen scenario. Discuss the needs of the client, the defense team,and the court. Finally, include any other information that will be used to establish context for analyzingand evaluating the case. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:I. Introduction a) What case scenario will you be analyzing?b) Outline the key facts of the case.c) Overall, what are issues your assigned forensic psychologist would address in this scenario? Based onthe scenario, what are the needs of the client? The defense team? The court?d) Include any other information that will establish a robust context for analyzing and evaluating thecase.Guidelines:Use of a minimum of two sources, two to three pages A King Solomon’s Solution? (Child Custody Evaluation)Case ScenarioKim and Halle met at a “Parents Without Partners” picnic.Halle, of Native American descent, was two years past a divorce and had her three children, all girlsunder seven years old, for the weekend. A friend suggested that she attend the picnic so that thechildren might have some friends to play with, while Halle interacted with other adults.Kim, who is African American, had a four-year-old son and was never married. She was dating a man andhad an unplanned pregnancy. She did not want to marry the father and decided to raise the child on herown. The father of the boy has not been involved in his life.Halle and Kim hit it off at the picnic and had a commitment ceremony 18 months after meeting. BothHalle and Kim love children and decided to have more of their own through in vitro fertilization.Kim made the decision to raise the children and gave up her career as a pharmacist, while Halle, whoowns a consulting business, could easily support the family.Halle and Kim have two additional children within the first five years of marriage. Halle continues to haveweekend custody/visitation with her three children from her previous marriage, while they spend onemonth during the summer with the new family.However, after seven years of marriage, Halle decides she wants a divorce and wishes to remarry herfirst wife.Kim is taken totally by surprise and learns that Halle has been having an affair with her ex-partnerthroughout the past three years of their marriage.Halle wants to have full custody of the two children she had with Kim, along with Kim’s first son, whodeveloped a strong attachment to Halle and thinks of Halle as his biological mother.Halle and her first partner file for full custody of all the children and threaten a long, drawn-out courtbattle.Kim countersues for shared custody of Halle’s three girls, since she and the girls have established a familybond.Note: The children involved in this case include Halle’s three girls from her previous marriage,Kim’s first son from her relationship, and Halle and Kim’s two children.The court appoints a forensic psychologist to conduct a child custody evaluation and make child custodyrecommendations to the court, and you are hired by the forensic psychologist to assist him on this case.Framing Questions1. What type of custody arrangement should be made based upon the information above?2. What other information would be important to gather? 3. How did you reach your decision? What standards did you consider in reaching yourdecisions?4. Do you notice any personal biases swaying your decision?5. What might be considered in this case when working with a gay or lesbian couple relative tocustody, the courts and society, as a whole?6. What might be considered in this case relative to working with clients of varying cultures andbackgrounds?
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