Specialized assessment makes recommendations to assist parents, lawyers, and the Court in deciding on parenting time and decision-making responsibilities that are in the best interests of the children after separation or divorce * Most parenting plan evaluations are ordered by the Court, under Section 30 of the Children’s Law Reform Act, parents can also request an assessment directly * assessments completed by unbiased masters or doctoral level trained assessors * includes individual interviews, questionnaires, parent-child observations, and collecting recommendations from physicians, counselors, and other individuals close to the family