How have courts considered the credibility of witness testimony in a civil case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Hiramanek v. Hiramanek (In re Hiramanek), C082930 (Cal. App. 2019):

Mother cites her own testimony on many points without acknowledging that the trial court found her testimony was not credible. We must defer to trial court credibility determinations. (People v. Duncan (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 1014, 1018.)

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