Jenna Saul, MD
Child Custody Consultant
Forensic expert for child-involved litigation
Board-Certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Strategist and Expert Witness
Coercive Control Domestic Abuse Assessment
Work Product Review
Comprehensive, Child-Focused Family Court Consulting
Expert child custody consulting focused on prioritizing the safety, well-being and development of children when conflict, strained parent-child relationships, of concerns about child safety have been raised. Dr Saul brings over 25 years forensic family court experience, advanced training in domestic violence risk assessment, and a compassionate approach to supporting families in crisis. Dr Saul provides objective expert witness testimony, work product reviews, and comprehensive consulting, offering in-depth analysis when high conflict divorce or parental alienation concerns are raised.
Based in Wisconsin and providing services throughout the United States
Expert Witness
Would a compelling expert witness help tell your story?
Do you require an experienced and accomplished witness on vital psychologically relevant matters?
Do you need a rebuttal expert to help educate the Court about the weaknesses and strengths of a child custody evaluation?
Dr. Saul is a nationally recognized testamentary expert specializing in psychological issues central to family law disputes. She provides clear, comprehensive testimony to clarify complex family dynamics for the court, especially in cases where child safety concerns, domestic violence allegations, or the adequacy of professional standards in evaluations are at issue. her methods are consistent with best practices and ethical principles. Her reports and court testimonies:
Analyze compliance with established best practices and ethical standards, identifying when child safety and well-being have not been adequately prioritized.
Evaluate the quality of prior child custody assessments, highlighting strengths, limitations and gaps in assessing risk such as domestic violence or coercive control.
Offer persuasive, objective analysis during rebuttal testimony and work product reviews, ensuring that nuanced factors impacting children and families are fully understood.
If your matter involves questions about the thoroughness or fairness of of a prior evaluations, the failure to account for child safety risks, or the proper consideration of domestic abuse allegations, Dr Saul delivers expert witness testimony that educates the Court and helps illuminate the facts behind the narrative.
Case Consultant & Strategist
Do you want to present your case in the most compelling and credible manner possible?
Building powerful case narratives and highlighting the psychological elements of your case is essential for success in court. Judges must clearly understand the psychological issues at play, particularly where child safety and well-being or domestic abuse coercive control are concerns. This requires forensic consulting. build powerful narratives and amplify the psychological elements of your case? Identify objectives, themes, and narratives
How Can Dr Jenna Saul Strengthen Your Case?
Dr Jenna provides specialized forensic consulting with expertise from the lens of many perspectives (law, psychology, medicine, sociological disciplines) and with an expertise in coercive control, domestic abuse, and psychological development. This ensures your case is presented with clarity, authority and impact. She will:
Identify key objectives, themes and narratives.
Collect, analyze and organized case data for maximum clarity
Prepare and articulate a persuasive, evidence-based case strategy
Ensure all information is:
Internally consistent with the facts of the case
Aligned with the latest science of psychological and developmental research
Why chose Dr Jenna Saul?
With expertise in coercive control, forensic psychology and psychodevelopment, Dr Saul helps attorneys, expert wit6nesses, and clients present cases that are not only factually sound but psychologically compelling. Her consulting bridges the gap between legal strategy and psychological science, giving your case the strongest possible foundation.
Coercive Control/Battery Assessment
Research on risk assessment for domestic violence has identified that coercive control is the “golden thread” running through risk identification and assessment for domestic violence and that risk assessment tools structured around coercive control can help identify dangerous patterns of behavior.
Coercive control reduces victims’ power to make decisions, places limitations on independence, and diminishes the victims’ self-image and strength. Coercive control impacts virtually all dimensions of the victims’ life, including everyday actions, use of economic resources, relationships with family and friends, educational and occupational opportunities, sexuality, and general life activities.
Research indicates that this control does not end when parties separate; when abusers who exhibit coercively controlling behavior are given legal custody, these harmful dynamics continue to the detriment of children and victims. The perpetrator of coercive control may also to draw children in as weapons of the abuse. This has far-reaching implications on a child’s development. Family Courts must be given the information that they need to act in the child’s best interest, and this often means completion of a comprehensive, metholodologically sound assessment for coercive control.
Work Product Review
Safeguarding Best Practices & Child Safety
Dr Jenna Saul conducts rigorous work product reviews of child custody evaluations. These reviews ensure that forensic reports:
Adhere to established best practices and professional standards
Objectively assess whether child safety and well-being have been prioritized
Identify overlooked risk factors, including subtle, yet dangerous, forms of coercive control and domestic violence
Clearly document when evaluators have failed to recognize or respond to critical child safety concerns, especially when cases have been identified as high-conflict divorce or with parent-child contact problems (PCCPs).
Dr Jenna Saul’s unique expertise ensures that both the limitations and strengths of each evaluation are accurately presented to the Court, supporting truly informed decisions prioritizing the child’s best interests.
For Parents:
It is never easy navigating a custody battle and it can be easy to feel that you are alone and overwhelmed. No matter where you are at, I will meet you there. You do not have to face this alone.
As your personal consultant, I can prepare you legally and emotionally to deal with the pain, anxiety and feelings of overwhelm. You can stop obsessing about your case. I will empower you to achieve some peace of mind so that you can focus on what is most important: your children’s best interests.
Custody Disputes with High Conflict Exes
Divorcing a high conflict individual can lead us to feel powerless and out of control, judged, and misunderstood. These cases are often highly complex and litigious I can help you navigate in a way that will minimize the distress and help reduce your legal costs.
Group Strategy Sessions
What if you could consult online with expert custody strategist Dr Jenna once a week?
These live online sessions provide knowledge, strategy, direction, and answers that will help you organize your information, amplify your voice, and advocate for your children's best interests.
You'll save money on legal fees because you will not constantly need to contact your lawyer.
You'll learn to manage crises and communications in ways that don't cause you to feel emotionally upregulated, and this will help you find peace and focus on what really matters: your children!
In the interest of group safety this sessions are divided by gender (male and female) If you and the person you are in a custody dispute with share the same gender identity, or you do not identify as male or female, please let Dr Jenna know so that she can ensure your safe inclusion!
Forensic practice provided throughout the United States.
Licensed in Wisconsin
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