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By: Briefly Legal PDX//June 9, 2011//

Oh, those pesky rules …

Briefly Legal PDX//June 9, 2011//

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In his time on the bench, Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew R. Erwin has heard it all. This week, he shares with Briefly Legal one of the most memorable testimonies he’s encountered.

“Recently, an attorney (to remain nameless) stood up in response to a hearsay objection and announced, ‘Your honor, in family law we don’t follow the rules of evidence, the court just receives all the documents we want considered!’

Imagine her surprise to learn that at least one family law court does follow those pesky rules …”