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Perhaps the most contentious (and costly) issue individuals confront in Family Court concerns custody of minor children. Historically, the wishes or preferences of a child were relevant only in very limited circumstances, where the child was at least 13 years old and deemed "mature" enough to form an independent opinion, ostensibly free of parental influence.
Children were NEVER allowed to testify in Family Court and judges frowned on the parent or attorney who... Read More
