CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure Before Trial/Hearing
......Trials/Requests for Orders
.........Oral Testimony Permitted
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Oral testimony permitted in trials and some motions.

Effective 7/1/11, under FC 217, absent a stipulation or finding of good cause, court must receive any live, competent, and admissible testimony that is relevant and within the scope of the hearing.