If they do, you may not understand what they mean. That s OK, too. Just let the judge or the lawyer know that you do not understand the question, and the judge will take care of the situation. Sometimes children are scared to go to court. If you have to go to court, it s OK to feel scared.
Adults get scared about court, too.
Just remember the judge is there to make sure everything is fair. Children usually go to court because of cases involving their family. It could be a criminal case, where someone is charged with a crime. Or it could be a family law case if a mother and father need the judge to decide something. Sometimes it is a case where someone in the family hurt someone else in the family.