Ascultarea copiilor în cauzele civile. Ghid de interviu
Child testimony in civil law cases. Interview guide

Summary/Abstract: Interviewing children in civil law cases is a frequent and essential task that judges must undertake. Despite that, only few information or guidelines exist in the literature regarding the practical, concrete methods recommended for obtaining the child testimony. The guide presented here identifies and discusses the main components of an interview: establishing rapport, the narrative exercise, conversational rules, types of questions, and the supportive interview. Subsequently, these elements are all integrated in a practical example, which illustrates the structure of an interview and offers examples of phrasings and topics that can be utilized when a child is interviewed. In the final part of the guide, we discuss best practices and some behaviors or attitudes that are not advisable.

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