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Family expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including family law, child custody disputes, divorce proceedings, domestic violence cases, and adoption processes. Some of the most common specialties among family expert witnesses also include child psychology, marital property division, spousal support, parental alienation, and child abuse allegations. They can opine on the effects of parental behavior on child development, the impact of divorce on children, the appropriateness of custody arrangements, the psychological implications of domestic violence, and the fairness of property divisions.

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Family Medicine and Primary Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine and Primary Care Expert Witness

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California

This board certified expert has been practicing for nearly 20 years. He completed his residency in Family Practice at the University of California, San Francisco prior to completing a fellowship as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, a highly selective postresidency program where physicians learn to conduct innovative research and work with communities, organizations, practitioners, and...

Suicide  Grief  and Bereavement Counseling Expert WitnessView profile

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Suicide Grief and Bereavement Counseling Expert Witness

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Massachusetts

This expert has over 25 years of experience as a grief counselor, specializing in parental grief, child and adolescent grief, suicide bereavement and other complicated grief issues. He is author of a book covering grief and loss and numerous professional and popular publications. He is currently an international keynote speaker, consults to law firms, human service professionals, schools,...

Family Medicine  Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Expert Witness

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North Carolina

This double board certified expert in urgent care has been practicing for nearly 15 years. A former final base hospital Commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom and holder of a Masters of Medical Management degree, this doctor has extensive experience overseeing urgent care facilities. He is currently the Regional Medical Director for a top medical university's urgent care division as well as a...

Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

With nearly 30 years of experience in emergency, family medicine and urgent care, this expert has a broad scope of practice. He is a full time clinician, but is also an experienced expert witness. In addition to a broad range of medical legal expertise, he has done hundreds of chart reviews for public defenders and private attorneys for criminal defense. He had numerous leadership...

Emergency and Family Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency and Family Medicine Expert Witness

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Georgia

This board-certified expert in family medicine serves as an emergency room physician in the Georgia. He received his MBBS/MD degree from the University of Lagos and furthered his clinical training in the Gravesend and North Kent Hospitals in the United Kingdom. He completed his residency in family medicine at NYU Lutheran Medical Center. He holds memberships with numerous professional societies,...

Family Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine Expert Witness

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Ohio

This board-certified and fellowship-trained expert has over 20 years of experience as a family medicine physician. Previously elected as a Fellow for the Research Committee in the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, she has worked on several active and former research projects focusing on cultural competency of physicians. She previously served in positions for community centers, a...

Family Medicine & Addiction Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine & Addiction Medicine Expert Witness

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California

This expert is triple board certified in Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She earned her BS from Virginia Tech as well as Registered Dietitian License. From there she moved on to Stanford University, where she earned her MD. She completed a residency in Family Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco. She has over 25+ years of diverse...

Family Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine Expert Witness

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California

This highly qualified expert is board certified in family and preventive medicine and has been practicing for 23+ years. He received his MPH degree from UCB and completed his residency and fellowship training at UCSF. He is a fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology and a founding member of International Doctors for Healthy Drug Policies. His outstanding work as an academic and practitioner...

Family Nurse Practitioner Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Nurse Practitioner Expert Witness

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Maryland

This highly qualified, certified and well published expert earned her Bachelor of science in nursing from the Virginia Commonwealth University and her master of science in nursing from the University of South Carolina. This expert then completed her formal nursing education by earning a PhD at the University of Maryland. This expert is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner. This expert is also a...

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Obstetrics and Gynecology & Family Planning Expert WitnessView profile

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Obstetrics and Gynecology & Family Planning Expert Witness

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Oregon

This fellowship trained and highly qualified expert earned her BA from Northwestern University and her MD from University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. In addition, she holds an MPH from Oregon's Master of Public Health Program. As a board certified OBGYN, this expert also has extensive training and experience in family planning from her time as a fellow at Oregon Health & Science...

Family Nurse Practitioner Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Nurse Practitioner Expert Witness

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California

This highly qualified expert holds a Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Loma Linda University and her DNP from University of Colorado. She has extensive experience as a family nurse practitioner and has worked in a wide range of settings including urgent care facilities as well as primary care practices. This expert has published over 15 journal articles and lectured extensively on family care...

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Family Medicine & Geriatrics Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine & Geriatrics Expert Witness

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South Carolina

This highly qualified expert earned his undergraduate degree from Notre Dame and his MD from University of Texas-Houston Medical School. He is board certified in family medicine and has a comprehensive degree of experience with geriatric patients. This expert has experience in a range of primary care settings which centered around care for the elderly with complex medical issues. In addition, he...

Social Work Expert WitnessView profile

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Social Work Expert Witness

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Texas

This highly qualified expert received her BA in Psychology and her MS in Clinical Social Work from the University of Texas-Pan American. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and she is a certified Family Trauma Professional, Suicide Prevention Counselor and Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). This expert previously worked as Supervisor II for the Texas Department of Family and Protective...

Family Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine Expert Witness

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Rhode Island

This expert earned his BS from Brown University and his MD from Brown University's Alpert Medical School; following this he went on to complete a family medicine residency at the Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. He is active in his field as a member of professional organizations such as the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. His expertise are...

Family Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine Expert Witness

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Texas

This experienced family medicine physician and hospitalist has been actively practicing in a diverse array of clinical settings for more than 30 years. After earning her MD from Texas A&M University, she pursued her residency in Family Medicine at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas where she later served as faculty and developed a nationally known global health program. She is board...

Urogynecology / Obstetrics and Gynecology/ Family Planning Expert WitnessView profile

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Urogynecology / Obstetrics and Gynecology/ Family Planning Expert Witness

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Nevada

This highly qualified expert earned his MD from The University of Southern California. He then went on complete his residency at The University of Southern California in Obstetrics. He is also active in his field as a member of numerous medical societies including The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition, he has published multiple peer-reviewed journal articles. Formerly...

Family Nurse Practitioner Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Nurse Practitioner Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

This expert has been practicing nursing for nearly 40 years. A Nationally Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, she has been awarded the honor of Fellow of the American Academy of Nurses and holds membership in a multitude of distinguished nursing organizations. She is a former President of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nursing as well as a former President and Vice...

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Family Medicine And Osteopathics Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine And Osteopathics Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

This family physician oversees the operations of multiple medical centers operated by the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in the Philadelphia area. Board certified in Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine, he spent more than a decade in private practice before entering academic medicine. Former president of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society, he now serves as...

Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment  Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Expert Witness

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Ohio

This highly qualified expert received his BS and MS in mechanical engineering from Marquette University then went on to earn his DO from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency in osteopathic family medicine at Firelands Regional Medical Center. This expert is board certified in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative treatment by the American Board of...

Family Practice Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Practice Expert Witness

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Arizona

This highly qualified, board certified family practice physician has over 30 years of experience in his field. He received his BA from Brigham Young University and his MD from the University of Washington. He completed his residency in family practice and has held various positions in family practice. Formerly, he was a physician at CMH Missouri Valley Hospital, Yavapai Regional Medical Center,...

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Family Expert Witness FAQs

A family law expert witness provides specialized knowledge and insights to assist the court in understanding complex issues related to divorce, child custody, alimony, and other family-related matters.

Family law expert witnesses can handle a wide range of cases including divorce, child custody disputes, domestic violence cases, adoption processes, paternity issues, and financial disputes in marital breakdowns.

Yes. Subspecialties can include child psychology, forensic accounting (for financial disputes), domestic violence expertise, and mediation or conflict resolution.

In child custody disputes, an expert witness can provide assessments on parenting capabilities, child's best interests, potential impact of living arrangements on the child's wellbeing, etc.

If your case involves complex financial matters such as division of assets, alimony calculations or uncovering hidden assets, a forensic accountant can provide crucial evidence.

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