Robinson v. Robinson

KARWACKI, Judge.

We issued a writ of certiorari in this case to consider the following questions: whether under the circumstances the trial judge properly permitted a defendant in a child custody proceeding, who on cross-examination exercised her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to answer questions regarding her adultery, to testify as to her fitness to retain custody and to call others to do the same; what permissible inferences the court may draw from her silence; and the role adultery plays in the custody determination.

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Timothy Robinson, the appellant, and…