§ 3-2011. Limits of privilege
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2014
Effective: October 1, 2014
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-2011
§ 3-2011. Limits of privilege
(a) There is no privilege under § 3-2009 of this subtitle for a collaborative law communication that is:
Prove or disprove professional misconduct, malpractice, or child abuse, neglect, abandonment, and exploitation
(b) The privileges under § 3-2009 of this subtitle for a collaborative law communication do not apply to the extent that a communication is sought or offered to prove or disprove:
(c) There is no privilege under § 3-2009 of this subtitle if a tribunal finds, after a hearing in camera, that the party seeking discovery or the proponent of the evidence has shown the evidence is not otherwise available, the need for the evidence substantially outweighs the interest in protecting confidentiality, and the collaborative law communication is sought or offered in:
(d) If a collaborative law communication is subject to an exception under subsection (b) or (c) of this section, only the part of the communication necessary for the application of the exception may be disclosed or admitted.
(e) Disclosure or admission of evidence excepted from the privilege under subsection (b) or (c) of this section does not make the evidence or any other collaborative law communication discoverable or admissible for any other purpose.
(f)(1) The privileges under § 3-2009 of this subtitle do not apply if the parties agree in advance in a signed record or, if a record of a proceeding reflects agreement by the parties, that all or part of a collaborative law process is not privileged.
Credits
Added by Acts 2014, c. 342, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-2011, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 3-2011
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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