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Child Testimony No-no; When having your child testify is the Wrong move.

Child Testimony No-no; When having your child testify is the Wrong move.

Sometimes family law is the pits.

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You are in the fight of your life against the one person who promised before God and everybody to always love and cherish you. Where’s the love now?

But dragging others into the fight may be the wrong move. I routinely see parents wanting to bring the kids in to testify, while stating that they do not want to bring…

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When a Child testifies, You May Not get what you Intended.

When a Child testifies, You May Not get what you Intended.

“Well, let’s just ask little Johnny what he wants!”

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“[P]arents in a divorce proceeding should if at all possible refrain from calling any of the children of their marriage…as witnesses, and counsel should advise their clients against doing so except in the most exigent cases.” Jethrow v. Jethrow, 571 So.2d 270, 274 (Miss. 1990).“

The Mississippi Supreme Court added…

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Child Testimony in Court

Child Testimony in Court

Whether a child should testify is a struggle in every instance when it arises.  I have previously blogged on the law, the Jethrow standard that the Court applies in determining the process of a child testifying.  (Click here).  Today’s is a practical view on how the Court conducts children testifying in a Civil case.

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So, how does child testimony work? It…

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