Law Practice,
Family,
Covid Columns
Mar. 11, 2022
Masks in court: Longing for the old days while embracing the new norm
The job of a judge or jury is made much harder if they can see only someone’s eyes, or only the upper portion of a person’s body in a tiny square on a busy screen, or in some instances both of those limitations.
Travis I. Krepelka
Partner
Hoover Krepelka, LLP
Email: travis@hooverkrepelka.com
Travis has handled matters in at least 19 California counties and appears regularly in the counties surrounding the South Bay.
A family court proceeding -- e.g., divorce or child custody dispute -- is the most common reason an average person is forced to "lawyer-up" and head to the courthouse. The decisions made in family court are life-changing: What happens with someone's house? Their business? Their children? Family court matters are decided by judges, not juries. Yet the importance of credibility -- and the effects thereupon of masks...
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