Relevancy Focused Report Writing

Traditional forensic reports often inherit broad clinical templates—long histories, mixed evidence/inference, and piles of irrelevant or sensitive details. Dr. Terry Kukor walks through the relevancy-focused alternative: a findings-based structure centered on the legal questions, the supporting and conflicting data, and transparent reasoning. He ties “relevance” to rules of evidence, adds “necessary” and “required” filters, and shows how critical thinking and explicit rival-hypothesis testing can improve clarity and reduce avoidable courtroom pain.