In what circumstances will the California Court of Appeal strike down a section of the California Family Law Act that prohibits the use of a child as a witness?
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The following excerpt is from L.G. v. M.B., 235 Cal.Rptr.3d 494, 25 Cal.App.5th 211 (Cal. App. 2018):
In doing so, this court " has no power to rewrite the statute so as to make it conform to a presumed intention which is not expressed. " ( City of Cotati v. Cashman (2002) 29 Cal.4th 69, 75, 124 Cal.Rptr.2d 519, 52 P.3d 695, quoting
[235 Cal.Rptr.3d 508]
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