Navigating family law cases involving diverse cultural backgrounds requires more than legal expertise—it demands cultural awareness and psychological insight. Maria Young, LMFT, offers forensic consulting services designed to bridge the gap between the legal system and the lived experiences of Asian and multicultural families. With her clinical expertise and deep understanding of cross-cultural dynamics, Maria provides targeted support for attorneys, custody evaluators, and judges working with court-involved families.
What Maria Offers
✧ Culturally Informed Briefs
Maria prepares detailed psychological and cultural briefs that help legal professionals understand the family’s background, values, and relationship dynamics within a cultural context. These briefs offer:
✧ Expert Case Consultation
Maria collaborates with legal teams to offer ongoing case consultation that enhances understanding and strategy. She helps identify cultural nuances that may influence behaviors or testimony, and assists in developing more culturally appropriate questions and approaches for interviews, depositions, or court proceedings.
✧ Custody & Family Court Support
Her consulting is especially valuable in high-conflict custody cases where cultural misinterpretations may impact custody decisions. Maria ensures that cultural values—such as family hierarchy, respect-based parenting, and nonverbal communication—are not misjudged as dysfunction or non-compliance.
Maria prepares detailed psychological and cultural briefs that help legal professionals understand the family’s background, values, and relationship dynamics within a cultural context. These briefs offer:
- Insight into parenting styles, communication patterns, and extended family roles within Asian cultures
- Clarification of potential misunderstandings due to cultural differences
- Case-specific recommendations rooted in clinical understanding and cultural sensitivity
✧ Expert Case Consultation
Maria collaborates with legal teams to offer ongoing case consultation that enhances understanding and strategy. She helps identify cultural nuances that may influence behaviors or testimony, and assists in developing more culturally appropriate questions and approaches for interviews, depositions, or court proceedings.
✧ Custody & Family Court Support
Her consulting is especially valuable in high-conflict custody cases where cultural misinterpretations may impact custody decisions. Maria ensures that cultural values—such as family hierarchy, respect-based parenting, and nonverbal communication—are not misjudged as dysfunction or non-compliance.
Why Choose Maria?
As a first-generation Asian American and experienced therapist, Maria blends her lived experience with professional training to help legal systems interpret family dynamics through a culturally competent lens. She has worked extensively with multicultural families navigating divorce, domestic violence, and trauma-related issues, making her insights both clinically sound and culturally grounded.
Common Consulting Scenarios:
Contact Maria to learn how culturally informed forensic consulting can strengthen your case and lead to fairer, more equitable legal outcomes.
Common Consulting Scenarios:
- Clarifying parenting norms and expectations in Asian families
- Helping legal teams prepare for cross-cultural testimony
- Supporting expert witnesses or custody evaluators with cultural analysis
- Providing feedback on the psychological impact of custody decisions
Contact Maria to learn how culturally informed forensic consulting can strengthen your case and lead to fairer, more equitable legal outcomes.
