Is attorney-client privilege waived in the context of family law litigation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Outdoor v. The Super. Ct. of LA. County, 109 Cal.Rptr.2d 865 (Cal. App. 2001):
In Cooke v. Superior Court (1978) 83 Cal.App.3d 582, the wife in marital dissolution proceedings sought disclosure of documents from her husband. The documents had been shared by the husband with his son and with third persons during a lawsuit which involved the family business. The attorney-client privilege was found not to be waived because disclosure was reasonably necessary to further the interests of the husband in the business litigation. (Id. at p. 588.)
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