CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...The Child Witness
......Direct Confrontation—Avoidance
.........Testimony Out of Sight of Party/Accused
............Termination
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Testimony of child may be taken in chambers, in presence of parents’ attorney.

Minor shall be heard in chambers on specific issues re feelings about parents and custody.

Mother, by her silence and acquiescence, waived her statutory right to have counsel present at in camera hearing with children.

Court erred in excluding mother’s counsel from in-camera hearing where minor testified; right to confrontation not waived by acquiescence.

Parents properly excluded from chambers while child testifying; judge not required to take testimony to see if procedure warranted.