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Child Testimony in Divorce Court: New Law 2012

Tue, 2012-01-03 13:08 — Michele
 

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San Diego divorce lawyer, Michele Sacks Lowenstein, Certified Family Law Specialist (CLS-F), explains a new law coming into divorce court in 2012 which would allow for children to testify for or against their parents. In most cases, to be be allowed to testify, a child would be required to be over the age of 14 in the state of California.

For more information on this new law, visit our Breaking News page.

Michele Sacks Lowenstein is a Certified Family Law Specialist based in San Diego. She's a partner in Lowenstein Brown, a professional family law corporation, and has attained numerous honors, including being named a TOP San Diego lawyer in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011 by the San Diego Daily Transcript, recognition as an AV® rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been repeatedly selected as a Super Lawyer. She has been practicing family law in San Diego for over 30 years.

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