If custody is an issue between you and your spouse, part of the process will often involve your children being interviewed either by a custody expert who is usually a child forensic psychologist or by the judge.
Interviews with children in their teen years are often required by the court.
Children who are younger are sometimes interviewed by the court.
The judges try their best to make this process the least intimidating for your children.
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