# Is it normal?

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/is-it-normal/14548>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [November 29, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/is-it-normal/14548 "2012-11-29T22:03:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![hopefulin2012](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bcef8e/32.png) [@hopefulin2012](https://forum.rosen.com/u/hopefulin2012)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/is-it-normal/14548/1 "2012-11-29T22:03:11Z")

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Is it normal for a judge to not want to even speak to a child (12 years old) in a modification of visitation hearing? She spoke to her 2 years ago when she made her original decision. I’m wondering if this judge is being paid off. She wouldn’t even hear my modification of child support case because I didn’t word it properly on the paperwork. I wrote that he lied in the original hearing and I can prove it (thus the change in income). Are certain judges harder than others?

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**Author:** ![Kathleen\_Putiri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/57b2e6/32.png) [@Kathleen\_Putiri](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Kathleen_Putiri)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/is-it-normal/14548/2 "2012-12-03T13:59:32Z")

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You may want to speak to an attorney about your pleadings to find out what was incorrect about your wording.

If you want to call a witness, that is your right, regardless of whether it is a child or an adult. I wish I could comment further as to the judge’s actions but without being there and hearing how the exchange occurred, it is difficult to determine why a judge acted in a particular manner.

And yes, all judges are different. They operate under the same laws, but the way they approach each issue can vary.