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Stahl, P., "My Parents are Getting a Divorce", "In the Beginning", and "Wow! It's Confusing!", in "My Parents are Getting a Divorce", Family Advocate: A Practical Journal by the ABA Family Law Section, 29, 1, Summer 2006.

Stahl, P. And Drozd, L., (Eds.) Relocation Issues in Child Custody Cases, Binghamton, New York: Haworth Press, 2006.

Stahl, P., "Avoiding Bias in Relocation Cases", Journal of Child Custody, 3, 3/4, 111-126, Fall, 2006.

Schepard, A., Firestone, G., Ortiz, L., Rotman, A. and Stahl, P. Allen vs. Allen: Advocacy in Divorce Disputes in a Multidisciplinary Environment, Faculty Edition. Notre Dame, IN: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2006.

Sparta, S. and Stahl, P. "Psychological evaluation for child custody". In S. Sparta and G. Koocher (Eds.) Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.

Stahl, P. "The Benefits and Risks of Child Custody Evaluators Making Recommendations to the Court: A Response to Tippins and Wittmann", Family Court Review, 43, 2, 260-265, April, 2005.

Stahl, P. "A 20-Year Personal Perspective on Child Custody Evaluations", Journal of Child Custody, 1, 3, 9-18, Fall, 2004.

Stahl, P. "A Child Custody Evaluation: What every parent should know", Family Advocate, 27, 1, Summer, 2004.

Stahl, P. "Understanding and Evaluating Alienation in High-Conflict Custody Cases", Wisconsin Journal of Family Law, January, 2004, 20-26. Also at www.abanet.org/family/newsletters/2004/Mar_PhilStahlArticle.pdf

Coates, C., Jones, W., Bushard, P., Deutsch, R., Hicks, B., Stahl, P., Sullivan, M., Sydlik, B. Wistner, R. "Parenting Coordination: Implementation Issues. Family Court Review. 41, 4, 533-564, Oct 2003.

Greenberg, L., Gould, J., Gould-Saltman, D., and Stahl, P. "Is the Child's Therapist Part of the Problem? What Judges, Attorneys, and Mental Health Professionals Need to Know about Court-related Treatment for Children", Family Law Quarterly, 37, 2, 241-271, Summer, 2003.

Stahl, P. "Child Custody Evaluations", in Van Dorsten, Brent (ed.) Forensic Psychology: From Classroom to Courtroom. New York, NY: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, 2002.

Gould, J. and Stahl, P. "Never Paint by the Numbers: A Response to Kelly and Lamb (2000), Solomon and Biringen (2001), and Lamb and Kelly (2001)", Family Courts Review, 39, 4, pp. 372-376, October, 2001.

Stahl, P. "Notes to Parents" in I Don't Want to Talk About It!, Washington, D.C.: Magination Press, 2000.

Stahl, P. and Firestone, G. "Guest Editors' Introduction", Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 38, 3, pp. 292-296, July, 2000.

Gould, J. and Stahl, P. "The Art and Science of Child Custody Evaluations", Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 38, 3, pp. 392-414, July, 2000.

Stahl, P. "Personality Traits of Parents and Developmental Needs of Children in High-conflict Families", in the Academy of Certified Family Law Specialists Newsletter, Winter Issue, 1999, Number 3, pp. 8 - 16.

Stahl, P., "Starting a Child Custody Evaluation Practice", in the Academy of Family Psychology Newsletter, 2, 2, pp. 6 - 7, Fall, 1999.

Stahl, P., "A Child Custody Evaluation", in "Surviving Your Divorce: A Handbook for Clients", Family Advocate: A Practical Journal by the ABA Family Law Section, 22, 1, pp. 34 - 37, Summer 1999.

Stahl, P., "Alienation and Alignment of Children". Contra Costa Lawyer, 12, 6, pp. 23 - 24, June, 1999.

Stahl, P., "Alienation and Alignment of Children". California Psychologist, 32, 3, p. 23 - 29, March, 1999.

Stahl, P., "The Use of Psychological Testing in Custody Evaluations". California Psychologist, 31, 12, p. 21 - 23, December, 1998.

Stahl, P., "What to Do with Your Feelings", in "Coparenting After Divorce: A Handbook for Clients", Family Advocate: A Practical Journal by the ABA Family Law Section, 21, 1, Summer 1998.

Stahl, P. and Lassiter, M., "Ethical Dilemmas in Child Custody Practice", Contra Costa Lawyer, 11, 6, pp. 10 - 12, June, 1998.

Stahl, P., "Second Opinions: An Ethical and Professional Process for Reviewing Child Custody Evaluations", Family And Conciliation Courts Review, 34, 3, pp. 386 - 395, July, 1996.

Stahl, P., Contributor to "My Parents are Getting Divorced: A Handbook for Kids", Family Advocate: A Practical Journal by the ABA Family Law Section, 18, 4, Spring, 1996.

Stahl, P., "The Use of Special Masters in High Conflict Divorces." California Psychologist, 28, 3, p. 29, April, 1995.

Stahl, P., "Ethical Considerations," in Howard, D. & Bushard, P. (co-editors), The AFCC Resource Guide for Parenting Evaluations. Madison, Wisconsin: Association of Family & Conciliation Courts, 1994.

Stahl, P., Children on Consignment: A Handbook for Parenting Foster Children and Their Special Needs. Lexington, Massachusetts: Lexington Books, 1990.

Stahl, P., "Attitudes and Beliefs About Joint Custody: Findings of a Study." Conciliation Courts Review, 24, 2, pp. 41-45, December, 1986.

Stahl, P., "Transracial and Transcultural Adoption." Michigan Interprofessional Association on Marriage, Divorce, and the Family Newsletter, Fall, 1985.

Stahl, P., "Toward a Better Understanding of Joint Custody." Family Mediation Forum, Published by the Michigan Council for Family and Divorce Mediation, Summer, 1984.

Stahl, P., "A Review of Joint and Shared Parenting Literature" in Folberg, Jay (ed.), Joint Custody and Shared Parenting. Rockville, Maryland: BNA Books, 1984.

Stahl, P., Joint Custody: Attitudes and Beliefs of Professionals and Joint Custody Families. Doctoral dissertation. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1983.