9.11The Court’s Authority to Call Additional Witnesses or Order Production of Additional Evidence

MCR 3.923(A) provides the court with authority to call or examine witnesses and to order production of additional evidence:

“If at any time the court believes that the evidence has not been fully developed, it may:

“(1) examine a witness,

(2) call a witness, or

(3) adjourn the matter before the court, and

(a) cause service of process on additional witnesses, or

(b) order production of other evidence.”

See In re Alton, 203 Mich App 405, 407-408 (1994) (court properly allowed additional testimony that directly addressed key conflicts between the testimony of the complainant and juvenile).