Missouri Laws 210.761 – Right to testify at foster care hearings, qualifications, limitation
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 210.761
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Any person who has provided foster care to a child at any time in a two-year period prior to any hearing concerning the child conducted pursuant to the provisions of sections 210.700 to 210.760, shall be allowed to* testify at such hearing. The court may limit such testimony to evidence the court finds relevant and material.