Government
May 10, 2017
Bill to allow younger children to testify in custody cases pulled
A state senator has withdrawn a bill that would have allowed children as young as 10 to testify in child custody cases.
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - A state senator has withdrawn a bill that would have allowed children as young as 10 to testify in child custody cases.
SB 170 was scheduled to be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday afternoon. But Sen. Connie Leyva, D-Chino, pulled the measure just hours before the hearing.
According to a spokesman for Leyva, SB 170 is now a two...
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