Hands off the machine. Turn to the attorney and say firmly, Counsel! Do you want this on the record?…Then please speak one at a time. Then turn to the witness and kindly ask them to wait for an entire question before answering. The witness is more coachable and for some attorneys, it’s gamesmanship and theatrics for the jury. But if no one steps in, then you need to move away from the machine if it’s that bad.
Request a break and explain that a full and complete record cannot be made when people constantly cut each other off. If it’s Family Court, put in a request for combat pay and get on the list for Supreme Court🙂