Expert Witness Issues in Family Law Cases

Explore the admissibility of evidence in family law cases involving expert witnesses, including expert interrogatories, reports, depositions, motions in limine, direct examination, and cross-examination strategies. Delve into Daubert/Lanigan issues, pretrial disclosures, qualifications, bias, relationships, assumptions, methodology, and challenging expert testimony.

• Family Law
• Expert Witness
• Evidence Admissibility
• Legal Proceedings
• Expert Testimony

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1. Evidence Admissibility in Family Law Cases: Expert Witness Issues Tiffany M. Bentley, Esq. April 7, 2021

2. Discovery Mass. R. Dom. Rel. P. 26(b)(4) Answers to Expert Interrogatories Expert Reports Depositions

3. Motions in Limine Daubert/Lanigan issues Scope of pretrial disclosures / anticipated testimony

4. Direct Examination of an Expert at Trial Report: Is it evidence? Qualifications of expert: Stipulate? Hypothetical questions Foundation / de bene testimony

5. Cross-Examination of an Expert at Trial Qualifications / voir dire Compensation Bias: Relationships with party and/or counsel Use your expert to help challenge -- Assumptions Methodology Conclusions

6. Questions?