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19 GCA § 13311

Evidence May be Inadmissible in Other Actions or Proceedings; Testimony by a Child

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 19 — Personal Relations
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(a)Any testimony or other evidence produced by a party in a child protective proceeding under this Chapter which would otherwise be unavailable may be ordered by the court to be inadmissible as evidence in any other Guam civil or criminal action or proceeding, if the court deems such an order to be in the best interests of the child.

(b)The court may direct that a child testify under such circumstances as the court deems to be in the best interests of the child and the furtherance of justice, which may include or be limited to an interview on the record in chambers with only those parties present as the court deems to be in the best interests of the child.

(c)Any statement made by the child to any person relating to any allegation of harm or threatened harm shall be admissible in evidence in a child protective proceeding.

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.