Practice question
After a marriage ends, a former spouse is asked to disclose a confidential communication received from the other during marriage. No consent or exception applies. Is the communication necessarily unprotected because the marriage ended?
- Yes, every privilege ends with marriage
- Yes, confidentiality is irrelevant
- Yes, only current spouses can invoke any protection
- Yes, if the question is important
- No, Section 24(a) expressly protects qualifying communications during or after marriage
Legal references
- A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, Rule 130, Sections 21, 23–24.
- Reviewed primary authority, Rule 130, Sections 21, 23–24, current amended text: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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