Late in 1996 when I was still a psychological assistant, I was asked to assist in helping a well-known forensic psychologist to evaluate a man known for instigating terrorist acts in small suburbs of Los Angeles.  He enjoyed making pipe-bombs and letting them off.  The explosives never escalated beyond that point, but that was enough in this tense atmosphere.  Nineteen ninety three saw the first Trade Center bombing, and anger and dissention seemed to be mounting enough to keep the federal agencies on their toes.  I was delighted to be asked to help with the evaluation since I had planned on becoming a forensic psychologist with a bent toward neuropsychology.  Basically the referral question was whether or not this man was mentally competent to stand trial...read more...(pdf version).

Calculating the cost of childcare in divorce proceedings can be a complicated endeavor.  And if all the costs are not included in the analysis, your client could loseout on a substantial amount of money. While simply adding up the monthly costs of daycare can be relatively straightforward, the costs of hiring a nanny are numerous and by no means obvious.  Indeed, if you simply penciled in the amount of the nanny’s annual compensation, you would significantly underestimate the cost of hiring and employing the nanny...read more...(pdf version).