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husband-wife privilege - neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married

marital communications privilege

privilege - (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship

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Allen, and the defendant, that any turnover of his notes would be in violation of the husband-wife privilege, or alternatively, in violation of the attorney-client privilege, which counsel urges, became "meshed" with the husband-wife privilege by virtue of this three-way conversation.

Thus, in a jurisdiction that recognizes an absolute husband-wife privilege, the presence of a wife at an otherwise confidential meeting between the husband and the husband's lawyer does not destroy the confidentiality required for the attorney-client privilege.

CLIENTS, COUNSEL, AND SPOUSES: CASE STUDIES AT THE UNCERTAIN JUNCTION OF THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT AND MARITAL PRIVILEGES

The "Child of Either" Exception to the Husband-Wife Privilege

Expanding the "child of either" exception to the husband-wife privilege under the new M.R.E. 504(D)

Those range from opposing the elimination of the husband-wife privilege in capital felony cases to supporting changing state laws to conform with the Federal Evidence Code relating to certifications and declarations.

Board stakes out legislative position

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