Believing Judges Interviewing Children Harms Children Rests on False Premises
Child Custody, Children in Divorce, Court Orders, Court Rules, Family Law, GAL (Guardian ad Litem), Utah Court Rules, Utah Law, Utah Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)
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This post is the eighth in series of 15 posts on the subject of custody evaluations and the appointment of guardians ad litem (“GALs” for short) in Utah child custody cases when the judge could simply interview the children instead.…