A quiet room set up for a psycho-legal assessment interview

Specialist service

Psycho-Legal Investigations

Assessing primary care capabilities and determining the most suitable residency arrangements for children — carefully, and in their best interests.

What this is

Where care and the law meet.

Our psycho-legal services comprise a focused array of investigations centred on assessing primary care capabilities, and on determining the most suitable residency arrangements for children.

This work is conducted with the seriousness it deserves. The child’s best interests remain the standard against which every finding is measured.

How we work

Measured, impartial, child-centred.

  • Assessment of primary care capability against the child’s best interests
  • Structured observation in controlled, appropriate settings
  • Collaboration with social service agencies where a matter requires it
  • Children given a genuine platform to be heard on what happens to them

What changes

What this work produces.

  • A clear view of relational dynamics within the family
  • Informed recommendations on guardianship and residency
  • Findings that centre the child’s voice, not only the adults’

Reports for statutory matters

Where an assessment forms part of a statutory case, reports are to be requested in writing by the social worker, lawyer or welfare organisation involved in the matter.

Begin with a conversation.

Tell us about the matter and we will explain how we can help. We respond within one business day.