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3 J. Child Custody 1 (2006)

handle is hein.journals/wjcc3 and id is 1 raw text is: Quasi-Judicial Immunity for Forensic Mental Health Professionals in Court-Appointed Roles Karl Kirkland Kale E. Kirkland Glen D. King Guy J. Renfro ABSTRACT. Forensic mental health professionals (FMHPs) are fre- quently appointed by domestic courts to perform evaluations and related services to families in the midst of pre- or post-divorce developments. Karl Kirkland, PhD, is Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Montgomery Internal Medicine Resi- dency Program. He practices and conducts research in Forensic Psychology in Central Alabama with a particular emphasis in domestic law/psychology. Kale E. Kirkland, BA, received his BA degree in Psychology from Auburn Univer- sity in 2005 and is currently pursuing a PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Mississippi. Glen D. King, JD, PhD, ABPP, is a practicing attorney and a clinical-forensic psycholo- gist. He practices and conducts research in Forensic Psychology in Central Alabama with a particular emphasis on domestic law/psychology and criminal forensic issues. Guy J. Renfro, PhD, is a clinical and forensic psychologist. He is recent Psychology Chair of the Alabama Board of Examiners in Psychology and specializes in domestic practice and the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders and victims. Address correspondence to: Dr. Karl Kirkland, UAB School of Medicine, Depart- ment of Medicine, Montgomery Internal Medicine Residency Program, 4371 Narrow Lane Road, Suite 200, Montgomery, AL 36166 (E-mail: KKirk34@aol.com). The authors gratefully acknowledge the helpful comments of anonymous reviewers of this paper. They would like to particularly thank Dr. Bruce Bennett, Chief Executive Officer of the American Psychological Association Insurance Trust, for reviewing and making significant improvements to an earlier draft of this paper. Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 3(1) 2006 Available online at http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JCC D 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1300/J90v03n01 01 1

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