BBM
I don't think, that just because one leaves the witness stand, it relieves them of their sworn oath to tell the truth, in the courtroom. The judge/clerk will remind a person, who later addresses the court, or is recalled to the stand, that they are still under oath, though. I wasn't there, so I don't know if they reminded Reader, or not, but I'd think that he'd still be under oath either way. IANAL but, I've sat in on quite a lot of court hearings. :facepalm: Maybe the oath is handled differently in each state/courtroom. I was quite surprised that Ohio's family court/juvenile hearings are public. They are not public here and I feel that is the way it should be. Either way, I'd prefer to err on the side of caution where the children are concerned.
As far as asking about the children, I would think the gag order would be about the details of the family court proceedings, and not general questions about the children's health or happiness. Tony has become rather vocal lately.