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CCE-217: Conducting Parenting Plan Evaluations with Integrity: A Best Practice Booster (2.0 CEs)
CourseFrom our 2025 Update. Evaluators face increasing pressure to deliver work that adheres to professional standards and withstands legal scrutiny. Participants will explore the value of work product review, alternative hypotheses, and ethical standards.
$79
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CCE-213: 2025 Annual CCE Update (8.0 CE Credits)
CourseOur annual update for the Child Custody Evaluator (CCE) field, as specified by the California Judicial Council for 2025. Hosted by Lori Love. Speakers include Margo Hoy, Sandra Mayberry, Christy Bradshaw Schmidt, Leslie Drozd and Sally Lynch
$329
Our Presenters
CCE
Christy Bradshaw Schmidt, LPC, MA
Christy Bradshaw Schmidt, LPC, is a seasoned mental health professional and expert consultant in family law based in Texas. Following six years of service with Dallas County Family Court Services, she launched her private practice in 2006, specializing in contested child custody evaluations, adoption evaluations, and expert consultation statewide.
Over the course of her career, Ms. Bradshaw Schmidt has completed more than 600 comprehensive child custody evaluations. Her work is recognized for its depth, precision, and practical recommendations offered with the intention of helping high-conflict families restructure their lives after divorce. Her evaluations have played a pivotal role in guiding family courts, attorneys, and families toward healthier post-separation dynamics.
In addition to evaluation services, Ms. Bradshaw Schmidt provides expert consultation and testimony in complex family law matters, including relocation, issues related to children under age three, and Parent-Child Contact Problems. She regularly conducts work product reviews of other evaluations and mental health services in court-connected cases and serves as a strategic advisor to attorneys navigating challenging family litigation. Ms. Bradshaw Schmidt is the President-Elect of the Texas Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), with her presidency commencing in the fall of 2026. She is also an active member of North Texas Families in Transition, the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association, and the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Throughout her career, she has remained deeply committed to mentoring emerging professionals working with court-involved families, emphasizing ethics, best practices, and thoughtful collaboration.
Her policy and advocacy work has made a meaningful impact on Texas family law. As the Mental Health Liaison to the Family Law Foundation, she contributed to the development and passage of critical statutes—including those governing child custody and adoption evaluations, parenting coordination/facilitation, and the expert testimony of therapists and mental health professionals. She remains actively engaged in legislative efforts aimed at strengthening practices that protect and support Texas families.
Learn more on her website.
