Court Appointed Parenting Evaluators and Guardians Ad Litem ...

Its real purpose can be to "test the waters" regarding one's case. If the reaction is favorable, the attorney will move forward to advocate appointment. If the reaction is unfavorable, the attorney may look elsewhere. .... An expert opinion [on credibility] will not "assist the trier of fact" … because there is no scientific basis for such an opinion save the polygraph, and the polygraph is not generally accepted as a scientifically reliable technique. ...