New Rules Will Guide Child Family Investigators
April 20, 2011
Categories: Helping Kids Cope | Author: Harris Law Firm
Please note the following changes that have been made to CJD 04-08 and JDF 1318.
CJD 04-08 Amended April 14, 2011 – Appointments of Child and Family Investigators Pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-116.5
and revised JDF 1318 Order Appointing Child and Family Investigator
* The CJD and JDF 1318 Order of Appointment were changed to:
1. Establish a cap of $2,000.00 for the investigation and report;
2. Require further order of the court and specific findings of extraordinary circumstances to justify fees and costs that exceed the cap;
3. Eliminate the CFIs authority to perform psychological testing or drug and alcohol evaluations;
4. Eliminate CFI quasi-judicial immunity in the order of appointment; and
5. Eliminate the CFI authority to conduct a meeting with parties when a protection order restrains such contact.
* These amendments reflect Chief Justice Michael L. Bender’s decisions based on various recommendations submitted by The Supreme Court Standing Committee on Family Issues.
Carrie Eckstein, Esq., a family law attorney and mediator with The Harris Law Firm, stated: In the recent years, attorneys at the firm have seen CFI retainers, the amount required for the evaluator to get started, as high as $8,000 in some cases. The new $2,000 ceiling for CFI reports will make these evaluations much more affordable for the average client."
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