CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Custody and Visitation
......Evidentiary Issues: Selected
.........Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege
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Party or witness can prevent disclosure, in custody proceeding, of confidential communications to psychiatrist.

Psychotherapist-patient privilege is waived if issue of mental or emotional condition is tendered by patient in proceeding.

Despite psychotherapist- patient privilege, dependency court should have allowed M's therapist to divulge limited information on which decision on conjoint therapy or visitation could be based.

Psychotherapist-patient privilege does not prevent testimony re doctor's report under Child Abuse Reporting Act.

Minor has right to assert psychotherapist-patient privilege in dependency proceedings re allegations of parental sexual abuse.

Cases discussing the psychotherapist-patient privilege as it applies in custody and visitation proceedings.