PUBLISHER’S NOTE: “Here is a good article on in camera interview by Attorney Anne Shale from 2008. Nothing has really changed in 10 years about this interview process for the Court to obtain insights about the child’s wishes in a contested custody or parenting time case. All this is geared towards figuring the “best interest” of the child.”
Should You Let Your Child Participate In An In Camera Interview?
What is an in camera interview?
The phrase “in camera” is a Latin term defined in Black’s Law Dictionary as: “In chambers; in private.” Â The interview does not involve a camera or a videotape at all! Â If a party is asking for the Court to have an in camera interview of a minor child, the request is for the Judge or Magistrate to interview the minor child privately with neither parent or his/her attorney being present. Â An Appellate Court in Michigan said it very well years ago . . .
… Read More... “Blast From The Past: In Camera Interview of Children in Divorce Court”“A child custody determination is much more difficult and subtle than an arithmetical computation of factors. Â It is one of the most demanding undertakings of a trial judge, one in which he must not only listen to what is said