Is a single witness sufficient to uphold a finding?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Esmail v. Esmail (In re Marriage of Esmail), G056285 (Cal. App. 2019):

to support the trial court's finding. (People v. Barnwell (2007) 41 Cal.4th 1038, 1052 ["Even when there is a significant amount of countervailing evidence, the testimony of a single witness . . . is sufficient to uphold the finding"].)

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