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Family expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including family law, child custody disputes, divorce proceedings, domestic violence cases, and adoption processes. Some of the most common specialties among family expert witnesses also include child psychology, marital property division, spousal support, parental alienation, and child abuse allegations. They can opine on the effects of parental behavior on child development, the impact of divorce on children, the appropriateness of custody arrangements, the psychological implications of domestic violence, and the fairness of property divisions.

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Mr. Cedric Miguel Ojeda, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCView profile

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Mr. Cedric Ojeda, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

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Nevada

Mr. Cedric M. Ojeda has 9 years of experience in the field of Nursing. He earned his BSN from Nevada State College and his MSN from the UNLV School of Nursing. Today, this expert is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Nursing Credentialing Center. Additionally, he is a licensed Registered Nurse and an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Nevada....

Family Medicine and Primary Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine and Primary Care Expert Witness

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California

This board certified expert has been practicing for nearly 20 years. He completed his residency in Family Practice at the University of California, San Francisco prior to completing a fellowship as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, a highly selective postresidency program where physicians learn to conduct innovative research and work with communities, organizations, practitioners, and...

Ms. Wendy Lee Wright, DNP, FAAN, FAANP, FNAPView profile

ID: 1186085

Ms. Wendy Wright, DNP, FAAN, FAANP, FNAP

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Massachusetts

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New Hampshire

Ms. Wendy L. Wright has 34 years of experience in Family Nurse Practice. She earned her BS in Nursing, MS in Adult Primary Healthcare Nursing from Simmons University, and her DNP from the University of Alabama. She also earned a certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner from Simmons University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Registered Nurse in Florida, Indiana, and New Hampshire. Formerly,...

Suicide  Grief  and Bereavement Counseling Expert WitnessView profile

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Suicide Grief and Bereavement Counseling Expert Witness

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Massachusetts

This expert has over 25 years of experience as a grief counselor, specializing in parental grief, child and adolescent grief, suicide bereavement and other complicated grief issues. He is author of a book covering grief and loss and numerous professional and popular publications. He is currently an international keynote speaker, consults to law firms, human service professionals, schools,...

Mr. Thomas PratoView profile

ID: 11969

Mr. Thomas Prato

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New York

This highly-qualified expert has 20 years of experience in civil defense, and nearly 15 years of experience representing healthcare providers during OPMC hearings. After earning his BA from the University of Michigan and his JD from Cornell Law School, he served as an assistant district attorney for Monroe County. He then went on to become an associate attorney and founding member at two law...

Family Medicine  Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Expert Witness

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North Carolina

This double board certified expert in urgent care has been practicing for nearly 15 years. A former final base hospital Commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom and holder of a Masters of Medical Management degree, this doctor has extensive experience overseeing urgent care facilities. He is currently the Regional Medical Director for a top medical university's urgent care division as well as a...

Ms. Patricia TwymonView profile

ID: 12488

Ms. Patricia Twymon

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Illinois

This highly qualified expert earned her BS in childhood education leadership & child development from Rasmussen University. She is an expert in daycare licensing and provider training, with over 20 years of experience in her field. She is the recipient of the Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Award and her daycare program was awarded the EceleRate Illinois Gold Circle of Quality in 2016....

Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine Expert Witness

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Pennsylvania

With nearly 30 years of experience in emergency, family medicine and urgent care, this expert has a broad scope of practice. He is a full time clinician, but is also an experienced expert witness. In addition to a broad range of medical legal expertise, he has done hundreds of chart reviews for public defenders and private attorneys for criminal defense. He had numerous leadership...

Dr. Ugochinyere Ohaja, DNP, FNP-BC, CPNPView profile

ID: 132763

Dr. Ugochinyere Ohaja, DNP, FNP-BC, CPNP

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Illinois

This highly qualified expert is a certified family nurse practitioner with a decade of experience in her field. She received her BS in nursing from the University of Illinois in Chicago College of Nursing, her BS in General Studies from the University of Illinois in Champaign, and her Doctorate of Nursing from the University of Illinois in Chicago College of Nursing. Formerly, this expert was a...

Emergency and Family Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency and Family Medicine Expert Witness

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Georgia

This board-certified expert in family medicine serves as an emergency room physician in the Georgia. He received his MBBS/MD degree from the University of Lagos and furthered his clinical training in the Gravesend and North Kent Hospitals in the United Kingdom. He completed his residency in family medicine at NYU Lutheran Medical Center. He holds memberships with numerous professional societies,...

Ms. Jovana RistanovichView profile

ID: 14367

Ms. Jovana Ristanovich

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Arizona

This highly-qualified expert has over 10 years of laboratory experience. After earning both her BS and MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences from St. John's University, she served as a medical examiner for the NYC Department of Health. She has held multiple managerial positions where she oversaw laboratory accreditation and safety. She has served as a professor at two different academic institutions and...

Family Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine Expert Witness

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Ohio

This board-certified and fellowship-trained expert has over 20 years of experience as a family medicine physician. Previously elected as a Fellow for the Research Committee in the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, she has worked on several active and former research projects focusing on cultural competency of physicians. She previously served in positions for community centers, a...

Mr. Nicholas CarrollView profile

ID: 145935

Mr. Nicholas Carroll

This expert is the author of two successful books on the topics of slander and libel and has written dozens of scholarly papers in the study of defamation over the past 12+ years. He has counseled 500+ victims of defamation, addressing both their emotional distress and the nuances of defamation law. His clients as a writer and consultant have included Stanford University, Xerox, and McKesson...

Family Medicine & Addiction Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine & Addiction Medicine Expert Witness

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California

This expert is triple board certified in Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She earned her BS from Virginia Tech as well as Registered Dietitian License. From there she moved on to Stanford University, where she earned her MD. She completed a residency in Family Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco. She has over 25+ years of diverse...

Mr. Ernest YoungView profile

ID: 14858

Mr. Ernest Young

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North Carolina

This highly qualified expert has nearly three decades of experience as a licensed attorney. He received his BA in government and English from Dartmouth College before going on to receive his JD at Harvard Law. He is very active in his field and has published extensively. He is one of the top dozen academic authorities on state sovereign immunity in the country. He has formerly served as a law...

Family Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Medicine Expert Witness

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California

This highly qualified expert is board certified in family and preventive medicine and has been practicing for 23+ years. He received his MPH degree from UCB and completed his residency and fellowship training at UCSF. He is a fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology and a founding member of International Doctors for Healthy Drug Policies. His outstanding work as an academic and practitioner...

Mr. Darryl ReshawView profile

ID: 16600

Mr. Darryl Reshaw

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Georgia

This highly qualified expert has been in professional basketball for over 30 years and has extensive experience with basketball leagues overseas. He played professionally in Europe for 13 years in seven different countries, playing in the European Champions Cup for Kingston in 1991. A former agent, he brokered over 250 international basketball contracts in over 35 different countries and has...

Family Nurse Practitioner Expert WitnessView profile

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Family Nurse Practitioner Expert Witness

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Maryland

This highly qualified, certified and well published expert earned her Bachelor of science in nursing from the Virginia Commonwealth University and her master of science in nursing from the University of South Carolina. This expert then completed her formal nursing education by earning a PhD at the University of Maryland. This expert is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner. This expert is also a...

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Mr. Mark John VanViegen, MSN, ARNPView profile

ID: 1719117

Mr. Mark VanViegen, MSN, ARNP

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Florida

Mr. Mark J. Vanviegen has 28 years of experience in Nursing. He earned his BSN from Florida International University and his MSN from Duke University. Today, this expert is certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and Emergency Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and is licensed as a Nurse Practitioner and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in several states. Currently,...

Obstetrics and Gynecology & Family Planning Expert WitnessView profile

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Obstetrics and Gynecology & Family Planning Expert Witness

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Oregon

This fellowship trained and highly qualified expert earned her BA from Northwestern University and her MD from University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. In addition, she holds an MPH from Oregon's Master of Public Health Program. As a board certified OBGYN, this expert also has extensive training and experience in family planning from her time as a fellow at Oregon Health & Science...

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Family Expert Witness FAQs

A family law expert witness provides specialized knowledge and insights to assist the court in understanding complex issues related to divorce, child custody, alimony, and other family-related matters.

Family law expert witnesses can handle a wide range of cases including divorce, child custody disputes, domestic violence cases, adoption processes, paternity issues, and financial disputes in marital breakdowns.

Yes. Subspecialties can include child psychology, forensic accounting (for financial disputes), domestic violence expertise, and mediation or conflict resolution.

In child custody disputes, an expert witness can provide assessments on parenting capabilities, child's best interests, potential impact of living arrangements on the child's wellbeing, etc.

If your case involves complex financial matters such as division of assets, alimony calculations or uncovering hidden assets, a forensic accountant can provide crucial evidence.

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