Dr. Paul C Berman, PhD

I wish I could give ZERO stars. Do not use Dr. Berman for a custody evaluation under any circumstances! Dr. Berman does not understand the dynamics of a home with Domestic Violence, believes the abuser's claims despite all evidence to the contrary, and ultimately sides with the abuser against the interests of the children (and the former spouse). Don't think that your case will be different! He does not listen to the facts, even when every outside provider attests to the prior and ongoing emotional and verbal abuse of the children. His report caused significant harm to my children and resulted in their abusive parent getting custody. The children were later removed by CPS.

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Dr. Berman is a "friend of the court", meaning his role is to intentionally perpetuate conflict and drag out the process, all while you are incurring mounting out of pocket costs. He does NOT work in the best interests of children NOR does he follow a standard of practice based on facts. Instead he opts for discretionary abuse for financial gain.

Berman is a total charlatan. Likes to play God. If your lawyer recommends him, fire your lawyer. If you get an adverse report from Berman, litigate it. It’s just frightening that any court could give credence to what he says.

After a long and extensive process of custody evaluations and therapy sessions, Dr. Berman told me and my siblings (ages 16, 13, 13, 10 at the time) that we'd have major psychological issues growing up and as adults, as we chose to not have the most extensive relationship with our father. Just took our money and left. Didn't settle any dispute. Would never recommend. This man simply is not a nice guy. He just prolonged and promoted arguments between my siblings and my father. Could've saved plenty of money and time on both sides. I am now 20 and have a good relationship with both of my parents, not citing the help of Dr. Berman, but another therapist.

Google “Making Divorce Pay” by Michael Volpe. Berman is a very influential member of the Maryland AFCC and to add to another post below, yes, this org (read cartel) gets family court attorneys appointed to the bench. They’re very careful to not be overtly corrupt or misogynistic, but it’s definitely not the child’s best interest that complicit judges, attorneys, social workers and “experts” like Berman, serve. The fact that they’re never held accountable and there’s no oversight is a huge red flag and tells you just how deep the racket runs.

What Dr. Berman is doing is horrible. We need to unit. I am seeking other victims on Paul C Berman. Please contact me at S t o p P a u l B e r m a n @ p r o t o n m a i l . c o m

Read all reviews! Ditto!!!!

If your attorney recommends Berman or wants you to agree to the other side’s demand to get Berman involved, get a new attorney. Berman is part of a group of hired guns experts who side with the abusive or disordered parent, which prolongs the case for the financial benefit of all the professionals involved. They make parents pay a fortune for reports that are poorly written and without basis and take months to complete to drag things out. If you can, make sure you’re seeing a psychiatrist (MD) who isn’t involved in family court and who can refute the false assessments of these family court psychologists and LCSWs. Better yet, just say no and get rid of the attorney trying to get you to agree because that attorney is part of the racket. It’s fraud and criminal collusion. We need accountability and oversight, but until then, don’t get caught In their collusion ring because no one “ wins” except them.

After reading all the reviews here so, it makes no sense to me how a guy like this can continue to victimize. If you're the one who's truly crazy or causing whatever situation that could be damaging to the kids this is the guy that you want. After my situation I just could not rest. How could this guy not see the lies. I gave him evidence that directly contraindicated everything that my ex-wife accused me of. The false sexual allegations! I had videos of my children saying mommy hurt me where my child was bruised in her groin area in an attempt to make it look like I did something to her. A video people! And I have honestly like any normal human being been completely obsessed with getting the truth out. That my friend is exactly what you will endure if you are unfortunate enough to have this guy as your custody evaluator. So I now have a theory! You see conflict is what lines his pockets. Even when he finished his 80-page evaluation one of his recommendations which I'm learning is… always his recommendation is another evaluation in a few years. If he can continue to keep these families in turmoil he lines his pockets. It makes Financial sense. So I dug a little deeper and speaking to people who really don't want to disclose too much, I learned that this guy is very political when it comes to the Maryland legal system. It was put to me that he helps to elect judges. I couldn't find any specifics but that made sense. Why would any legal system that cares about the public allowed someone with such negative ratings to continue to have such a powerful position when it comes to determining how families are going to be arranged? This man is in a great position. It was explained that he gets referred to the high-conflict custody cases where the families have high incomes. I could definitely go on and on. But trust every other review that you read. The only positive reviews are from attorneys I have work with him but no one who I've had this guy can't say anything good. His goal is to extract the most money that he can out of a case. And he tries to set himself up For recurring evaluation. And trust me making the decision that is most incorrect ensures that there will be continued conflict. The thing that angers me the most is that the children end up suffering. Even when there's a parent who clearly should not have decision-making or custody, he will make that decision as it benefits him the most. If given the opportunity to choose whether you have to use this guy be sure to object. Go with someone else!