# Lack of Competency Objection

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R8QtE84BGxDxytWklafIHdM

## Labels

**Preferred Label:** Lack of Memory Objection

**Alternative Labels:**

- Inadequate Expertise Objection
- Incompetence Objection
- Insufficient Qualifications Objection
- Lacks Competency Objection
- Objection to Unqualified Witness Testimony

## Definition

A Lack of Competency Objection is raised when a party in a legal proceeding believes that a witness does not possess the necessary qualifications, knowledge, or mental capacity to provide reliable testimony. This objection aims to ensure that testimony is provided only by individuals who are deemed competent to testify under the law.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RCEx7g3wSm7TRkpl2WQko0s

**Deprecated:** False

**Source:** Fed. R. Evid. 601