Focus (Forum & Focus)
Oct. 4, 2007
Perjury Plight
Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - Although family courts may be more consequential to the moral stability of society than any other segment of the judiciary, they are displaying a worrying tendency toward encouraging lying.
By Fred Silberberg
In the family law court system, the vast majority of issues are decided based on written documents that are supposed to be executed under penalty of perjury. The court is not given the opportunity to see a party testify live in order to assess the credibility of a witness, which is what nearly always happens in civil trials.
Instead, the practice of family ...
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