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<\/a>By:\u00a0 Gerald Maggio, Esq.<\/p>\nIn some situations, taking the testimony of a minor child can be necessary, especially where\u00a0physical or sexual abuse is involved.\u00a0 Those court proceedings are generally done confidentially, either in a closed courtroom or in the judge’s chambers.<\/p>\n
However, a parent in a child custody case should think long and think twice before seeking to have a child testify in their case.\u00a0 For instance, in some cases, there are blended families where there are\u00a0younger\u00a0children of the parties’ marriage or relationship, and also older stepchildren or children of just one of the parents (hereinafter described as “the other children” in this article), all living under the same roof.\u00a0 I have seen parents want to call one of “the other children” to testify against the other party because the children of the relationship of the parties are too young to really do so, to make allegations that the other parent has been (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By:\u00a0 Gerald Maggio, Esq. In some situations, taking the testimony of a minor child can be necessary, especially where\u00a0physical or sexual abuse is involved.\u00a0 Those court proceedings are generally done confidentially, either in a closed courtroom or in the judge’s…<\/span><\/p>\n