Topic
Child Testimony
15 published works
Dallas Divorce Law Blog
Can a child testify in a family law suit?
It is most often discouraged to have children serve as witnesses in a family law suit between the child's parents. However, the Amarillo court of appeals recent decided a case…
Divorce: New York
14-Year-Old Daughter Should Not Have Been Made to Testify in Front of Parents in Custody Modification Proceeding
By Neil Cahn
Particularly in light of the allegations that the mother threatened to retaliate against her 14-year old daughter's testimony supporting the father, it was an abuse of discretion for the trial Judge…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Immigration Articles
Aoki, Keith, John Shuford, Kristy Young and Thomas Hwei. (In)visible cities: three local government models and immigration regulation. 10 Or. Rev. Int'l L. 453-529 (2008). [BLOGGER'S NOTE -- Keith's scholarship…
EvidenceProf Blog
A matter of (in)competence? Ohio Supreme Court reverses appellate court’s hearsay decision
By Colin Miller
In State v. Muttart, the Supreme Court of Ohio reversed a decision by an Ohio appellate court excluding certain statements made by a child to health care professionals on the…
EvidenceProf Blog
Secondary Abuse? South Africa Might Change How Child Sexual Assault Victims Testify
By Colin Miller
Last week, I reported that Australia was amending its Evidence Code to allow child and sexual assault victims to give their testimony in narrative form. Now, it appears that South…