California Evidence Code ARTICLE 5 - Privilege for Confidential Marital Communications

• Section 980.
  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...
• Section 981.
  There is no privilege under this article if the communication was made, in whole or in part, to enable or aid anyone to commit or...
• Section 982.
  There is no privilege under this article in a proceeding to commit either spouse or otherwise place him or his property, or both, under the...
• Section 983.
  There is no privilege under this article in a proceeding brought by or on behalf of either spouse to establish his competence.(Enacted by Stats. 1965,...
• Section 984.
  There is no privilege under this article in:(a) A proceeding brought by or on behalf of one spouse against the other spouse.(b) A proceeding between a surviving...
• Section 985.
  There is no privilege under this article in a criminal proceeding in which one spouse is charged with:(a) A crime committed at any time against the...
• Section 986.
  There is no privilege under this article in a proceeding under the Juvenile Court Law, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 200) of Part 1 of...
• Section 987.
  There is no privilege under this article in a criminal proceeding in which the communication is offered in evidence by a defendant who is one...

Last modified: October 22, 2018