All in the Family

In custody cases, the court often seeks theadvice of professional personnel, commonly known as a 604(b) evaluator, to give the court advice about custody and visitation matters. By statute (750 ILCS 5/604(b)), the advice given shall be in writing and made available by the court to counsel. Counsel may examine the person the same as they would any other witness, even if the 604(b) evaluator is a psychologist or …

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