Legal Question in Family Law in California
Withdrawing a declaration
I am a witness in a child custody battle and was convinced to write a declaration about my ex-fiance relating to her personality and what I witnessed by her ex-husband. Long and short is that I am no longer interested in being involved. Can I withdraw my declaration? I will refuse to testify but under what reason? The lawyer with whom I submitted this never got an actual signed copy, only via email and facsimile = does that matter? How can I become uninvolved while protecting myself?
Thank you,
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1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Withdrawing a declaration
Like the bell that cannot be unrung, a declaration cannot be withdrawn. You can tell the party for whom the declaration was prepared that you no longer wish to participate as a witness. This will work only if neither of the partyies call you as a witness. Often a party does not want to call a reluctant witness.
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