Colorado Custody Evaluator Suspended After Admitting He Dismissed 90 Percent of Abuse Claims

Others evaluators under scrutiny after investigation

Mikaela Haynes, 14, killed herself after a family court judge ruled she had to live with her father who had already admitted to assaulting her older sister. Courtesy of Cynthia Haynes

A Colorado custody evaluator who admits to dismissing more than 90 percent of abuse claims as untrue has been suspended following an investigation that revealed he was convicted of domestic violence in 2007.

According to state records, Mark Kilmer pleaded guilty to the charges, but was able to have the conviction overturned after completing domestic violence counseling and 24 months of probation.