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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are a witness, stick to facts, not opinions. 
As in, when you were present, did the father arrive on time to drop off or pick up his child, did he feed his child at mealtimes, did he raise his voice, did you see him do X, Y, Z act on his child, did he insult his child with X, Y, Z words, did you see him drunk, use drugs or drive erratically, etc.

Very, very factual. No injection of opinion at all. The father will have to determine with his lawyer whether that's sufficient. You're not in a position to gush and say: "in all the years I've know Josh, he's been the best father that Larlo could ever ask for, blah blah blah...".
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This.  My DH was a witness in a friend's custody dispute.  They're not going to ask you who you think is a better parent.  Just your observations.  [/quote]

+2 highly agree.

I was also asked as a witness and before I said yes, I told him that I wrought like to know the type of questions his lawyer would ask. 
His lawyer sat down with me and was extremely straight forward and factual in his questions (Did Tom pick up Logan on time, every time?  Did Tom communicate efficiently enough for you?  Was Tom a responsible driver when you went to the museum with your kids, etc).

His lawyer asked exactly ZERO questions in the genre of "Is Tom a good dad?" " Does Tom seem affectionate?" "Did Tom tell Logan I love you while in your presence?" etc.

It was all extremely straightforward and factual -- in fact, I was surprised at the lack of emotional questions involved.

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Yup, bare minimum stuff, from one person, one snapshot in time. Doesn’t even ask if the parent talked much to anyone or the kid.[/quote]

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