#AskAuntieE: When Can Children Testify In Court?
Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams
Uppity Productions LLC
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2021
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
We're covering a big question when it comes to family court and some Angelina Jolie's recent statements about her ongoing custody battle. You all wanted to know: What rights do children have when it comes to testifying in court? Well, Eboni's got a very simple answer for you in this week's #AskAuntieE. Spoiler alert: Dustin doesn't like it and you might not either but it's just the way it works in the American family court system. Keep DMing and tweeting and emailing Eboni and Dustin your #AskAuntieE questions - yours could be featured!
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| 1:01.0 | General information, entertainment purposes, only. |
| 1:05.0 | This should not be considered legal advice. |
| 1:07.0 | Y'all, if you really got something going on legally, you need to consult a lawyer for your individual circumstances. |
| 1:13.0 | Holy Dustin, so hit me. What do we have going on this week? |
| 1:16.0 | Okay, Ebony. So today's Ask on Te question is this. |
| 1:20.0 | When or why can a child be denied the opportunity to testify in court? |
| 1:25.0 | And I think this is actually in relation to Angelina Jolie's recent interview with the Guardian, |
| 1:31.0 | where she very vaguely alludes to her 17 year old kid being denied the ability to speak in a court custody case. |
| 1:38.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:39.0 | Now, and we know that you practice family law, so what's up? What are your thoughts? |
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