Q: Family Law in New York State Q. May I articulate the facts of a case in family court as a non-lawyer?
I am not a lawyer. the Pastor of my church died and her children are fighting over owner ship of the deed. One of the 2 factions has asked me if I could simply articulate the facts to the Judge (NOT advocate for one side over the other). They believe I can inform the judge of the facts more clearly than they could. Am I legally allowed to simply tell the judge the facts?
A: First, this does not appear to be a Family Law matter. Second, if you are a witness to certain facts you can testify as to what you are witness to. But you can not, as a non-lawyer, simply testify about something you are not directly a witness to.
Steven Warren Smollens agrees with this answer
A: You may want to repost this under Probate, Estate Planning, and Real Estate. As my colleague points out, this doesn't appear to be a family law matter. It looks more like an estate matter. Not every question receives a response, but you may have better chances of input with those added categories. Good luck
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