Assumption: "If I don't cross-examine a witness I believe is biased, it won't be held against me since I don't trust the process anyway."
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What People Expect
A parent who believes a professional witness is biased against them may think declining to cross-examine that witness carries no consequence, since they don't trust the process to begin with.
Court Reality
Declining to test evidence you say is unfair, when given a clear opportunity to do so, can itself be treated by the court as evidence of an inability to engage constructively with professional involvement in the case.
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The Gap?
"If I don't cross-examine a witness I believe is biased, it won't be held against me since I don't trust the process anyway."
Court Reality
Declining to test evidence you say is unfair, when given a clear opportunity to do so, can itself be treated by the court as evidence of an inability to engage constructively with professional involvement in the case.
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