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Other ways of getting the child's views before the court include the child writing a letter to the judge, having an independent lawyer prepare an affidavit for the child, or asking the judge to interview the child in his or her office. | Other ways of getting the child's views before the court include the child writing a letter to the judge, having an independent lawyer prepare an affidavit for the child, or asking the judge to interview the child in his or her office. | ||
A note of caution about giving a letter from your child to the judge, though: judges are often very concerned about having children involved directly in the court proceedings. The judge might also think you pressured your child into writing the letter. If a teenage child wishes to express views to the judge, the best option is probably through a views of the child report, and the second best is by to have that teenager see a separate lawyer and swear an affidavit to express his or her views. | |||
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{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[ | {{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[Thomas Wallwork]], September 27, 2014}} | ||
{{JP Boyd on Family Law Navbox|type=how}} | {{JP Boyd on Family Law Navbox|type=how}} | ||