Geffner

BACKGROUND

I. Dr. Geffner’s evaluation

Mother and father have two children, Minor S. and Minor N., twins born in 2004. The parents separated when the twins were nine years old. A family court issued this order: “Both parents shall have access to information about the health and education of the children. Each parent shall be responsible to contact the school and medical provider to receive the information directly from the school and provider. Notification of Medical Emergency: In the event either child receives emergency medical treatment, the parent who arranges for this treatment shall notify the other parent as soon as is reasonably possible. Both parents shall place the name of both parents on any listings for emergency contact with any educational, activity, childcare, or medical provider.”3 In 2016,4 Dr. Geffner was a California licensed clinical psychologist who had been in practice for about 45 years. Although neither mother nor the children were Dr. Geffner’s patients, mother called him on June 29 and told him that three weeks earlier she had overheard the children, who were then 12 years old, discussing killing themselves or father in connection with an upcoming…