A complete record of all testimony shall be kept by stenographic reporting, mechanical or electronic device, or some combination thereof. Exhibits and other tangible evidence shall be preserved by the party offering them unless otherwise directed by the court.
Mo. R. Prac. P. Juv. Ct. & Fam. Ct. 116.01
Comment
A complete record should be made of all testimony in any hearing. Thereby, a record is provided for purposes of appeal, and, as noted in Gault, the judge is spared “the unseemly duty of testifying under cross-examination as to the events that transpired in the hearings before him.” 387 U.S.1, 58 (1967).
This Rule 116.01 is not applicable to informal adjustment conferences under Rule 112.
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