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Parenting Investigations
Comprehensive, court-focused investigations addressing North Dakota’s 13 best-interest factors.
Bismarck, North Dakota
Supporting Families. Prioritizing Children.
Professional, impartial, child-focused parenting investigations that help courts and families make informed custody and parenting-time decisions under North Dakota’s best-interest factors.
What I provide
Neutral information for difficult family decisions
Parenting Pathway Investigations LLC gathers and evaluates relevant information so decision-makers can better understand a child’s needs, family relationships, stability, safety, and overall well-being.
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Record Review
Organized review and summary of court, school, service-provider, and family-history records.
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Planning & Consultation
Parenting-time transition planning and professional consultation with attorneys, GALs, and mediators.
Meet Holly
Experience with children, families, schools, and courts
Holly Hammarsten, LBSW, is a trained Parenting Investigator on the North Dakota roster. Her professional background includes child protection, child welfare, forensic interviewing, foster-parent training, school social work, and service on the North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners.
- Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker
- Bachelor of Social Work, Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Professional judgment grounded in fairness and compassion
- Clear communication in emotionally complex situations
A transparent, structured process
Each matter is different, but the investigation follows a clear sequence—from intake and interviews through records review, report writing, and possible testimony.