§ 980 [Spousal Confidential Communication Privilege]
Division 8: Privileges | Chapter 4: Particular Privileges | Article 5: Privilege for Confidential Marital Communications
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Rule Text
Subject to Section 912 and except as otherwise provided in this article, a spouse (or his or her guardian or conservator when he or she has a guardian or conservator), whether or not a party, has a privilege during the marital or domestic partnership relationship and afterwards to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a communication if he or she claims the privilege and the communication was made in confidence between him or her and the other spouse while they were spouses.
Amendment history: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 34. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.