Psychological examination of parent-childrelations with the use of digital tools in law practice

Abstract

The article is devoted to the lawyers’ practice of using the conclusions of the psychological examination in cases of child-parent relationship. The author believes that a forensic psychological examination that resolves questions about the psychological characteristics of family members, their relationships, attachments, can provide significant assistance in civil proceedings. In the context of digitalization, many tools appear that allow to accelerate the conduct of the expert survey and to make more transparent. Online communication services are such a tool. Video recording of the psychological examination procedure fully complies with the principle of verifiability, and will allow to evaluate the expert opinion, make sure that the law on expert activity has not been violated, whether the methodological recommendations have been followed, and whether the expert conclusions are sufficiently justified. An example of remote conduct of an expert psychological research on the case of determining the mode of communication with the child is given. The lawyer, which was representing the father, used this conclusion to confirm the legal position in court. The court attached this conclusion to the case file, and the father’s claim was largely satisfied.