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Mediator called to testify about a settlement session
Post-decree custody modification hearing. The parties attended court-ordered mediation in February that did not produce a settlement. The petitioner's attorney has called the mediator to the stand over the respondent's objection.
Hearing transcript
- 01Q:Mr. Hayes, during the February fourteenth mediation session, did the respondent acknowledge that he had been drinking on nights when the children were in his care?
Question
What is the best objection?