Areas of Practice
Competency & Sanity Evaluations: Adult & Juvenile
Dr. Lombard conducts competency-to-stand-trial and sanity (criminal responsibility) evaluations for adult and juvenile courts. Competency evaluations assess whether a defendant has a rational and factual understanding of the proceedings and the capacity to assist in their own defense, consistent with the standard set in Dusky v. United States. Sanity evaluations examine a defendant's mental state at the time of the alleged offense under the legal standard applicable in the relevant jurisdiction. Juvenile evaluations account for developmental factors specific to adolescent reasoning and maturity. Each evaluation integrates clinical interview, record review, and, where indicated, psychological testing into a report the court can rely on.
Expert Consultation on Criminal Responsibility, Violence & Homicide Cases
Parenting Plan & Parenting Fitness Evaluations
For attorneys who need a second opinion, Dr. Lombard reviews the methodology, data sources, and conclusions of another evaluator's forensic report, consistent with the APA Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology. This work supports case preparation, deposition and cross-examination strategy, and evaluation of whether a report's conclusions are adequately supported by its underlying data — without Dr. Lombard serving as a treating clinician to any party.
Comprehensive evaluations addressing decision-making authority, time-sharing, and the best interests of the child, for family courts and the attorneys representing parties before them. Evaluations follow the APA Guidelines for Child Custody Evaluations in Family Law Proceedings and the AFCC Guidelines for Parenting Plan Evaluations — the field's current terminology and standard, reflecting a broader move away from "child custody" framing toward language centered on shared parenting responsibility.
Parenting Time Evaluations
Additional Forensic Services
For cases where legal custody and decision-making authority aren't in dispute, but the parenting time schedule itself is, Dr. Lombard also offers a more focused evaluation addressing the time-sharing arrangement specifically — informed by the Indiana Parenting Time Guidelines and tailored to the individual needs of the child and family. This narrower scope generally means a more contained evaluation, both in time and cost, than a full custody evaluation, while still relying on the same careful, evidence-based methodology.
Violence Risk Assessments
Structured evaluations of an individual's risk for future violence, integrating validated instruments with clinical interview and collateral information.
Fitness for Duty Assessments
Evaluations of whether an employee in a high-responsibility role is psychologically fit to safely perform essential job functions.
Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs)
Objective psychological evaluations requested by an employer, insurer, or attorney to inform workers' compensation, disability, or personal injury claims.
Immigration Waiver Evaluations
Evaluations supporting I-601 and I-601A extreme hardship waiver applications, documenting the psychological impact of separation or relocation on a qualifying relative.
International Adoption Evaluations
Pre- and post-adoption evaluations supporting international and intercountry adoption, including attachment and adjustment assessment.
Competency to Contract Evaluations
Evaluation of an individual's capacity to understand and enter into a legal agreement.