Forensic Psychological Evaluations

Child Custody Evaluations

Risk Assessments

Competency Evaluations

Child Welfare Evaluations

Psychological evaluations for various clinical and forensic purposes


Parenting Plan/Child Custody Evaluations

Parenting Plan/Child Custody Evaluations

Dr. Dombrowski provides comprehensive, impartial Parenting Plan (PPEs)/Child Custody Evaluations (CCEs) designed to provide courts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania with forensically informed recommendations. Each evaluation is completed impartially and integrates multiple data sources. All findings adhere to the “best interests of the child” framework outlined in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4/23 Pa.C.S. § 5328 and are guided by established forensic practice standards, ethical requirements, and contemporary scientific evidence.

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Forensic & Clinical Psychological Assessment

Forensic & Clinical Psychological Assessment

Dr. Dombrowski conducts psychological assessment for a variety of clinical and forensic purposes including risk assessments and child safety assessments for the family court system.

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About 
Dr. Stefan C. Dombrowski is a psychologist with extensive experience in psychological assessment including forensic evaluations involving children, families, and adults. His forensic practice includes child custody and parenting evaluations, risk assessments, parenting capacity evaluations, child welfare matters, bonding and attachment evaluations, and other clinical and forensic psychological evaluations. He has testified as an expert witness in New Jersey and California. Dr. Dombrowski brings more than 25 years of academic, research, and clinical experience in psychological assessment to his forensic work.  He is Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in School Psychology at Rider University, where he mentors graduate students, conducts research on psychological assessment, and provides training in psychological evaluation.  Dr. Dombrowski has authored five books and more than 135 peer-reviewed articles and chapters on psychological assessment and related topics. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in forensic Clinical Psychology at the University of California, Davis Medical Center; earned his Ph.D. in School Psychology with a minor in Counseling Psychology from the University of Georgia; and holds an undergraduate degree from William & Mary. He also earned an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut reflecting an earlier career in finance.


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