Child and Family Investigator

Discovering the issues that impact a child’s best interests

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Putting Your Children’s Best Interests First

As a Colorado child and family investigator (CFI), attorney Peter A. Garin will keep your children’s best interests at the forefront as he helps you sort through all the issues you face during a divorce or custody dispute. When you’re going through a divorce, emotions often cloud your ability to make a decision. A child and family investigator can provide a sensitive, yet objective point of view that will look at the facts that impact your children’s lives. With that information, you can better resolve disputes in a way that brings the greatest benefit to your children. To discover how a CFI can benefit you, contact Attorney Garin today.

Getting Your Children’s Perspective

Knowing how your children feel about the issues involved helps a child and family investigator to get more clarity about your unique situation. For that reason, the investigator might interview your children as well as you and your spouse. In interviews with older children, the investigator will usually ask them how they would like to resolve custody, living arrangements, and visitation issues. In interviews with younger children, he will ask them about their daily routines, home life, and life goals. In most cases, an objective third party will be present during interviews with children so that the child can feel free to share their feelings. In turn, your children’s perspective can help the investigator determine how best to resolve differences in parenting issues. If you’re at odds with your spouse about resolving parenting issues, a child family investigator might be able to help. Get in touch with our office to learn more.

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How Does the Investigation Process Work?

If both you and your spouse agree, the court may appoint a child family investigator to provide an objective viewpoint on how to resolve complex parenting issues. These specially trained and state-certified professionals approach each issue from the standpoint of what solutions will be in the best interests of the couple’s children. If you cannot agree, and there are unresolved issues, the court might issue a court order for a child family investigator to resolve those issues. After the court appoints the CFI, he or she will talk to parties with knowledge about your children’s lives, such as your friends, your children’s teachers, and medical personnel, in addition to interviews with your children. Then, the CFI will present a recommendation for a parenting plan that will address your children’s best interests. Find out more about how a child family investigator can help your family create a parenting plan that puts your children’s best interests first.

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