Cal. EVID § 984
This is the official text of Cal. EVID § 984, part of California’s Evidence Code — sets the rules for what evidence is admissible in California courts.
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Official statutory text
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 spouse and a person who claims through the deceased spouse, regardless of whether such claim is by testate or intestate succession or by inter vivos transaction.
(a) A proceeding brought by or on behalf of one spouse against the other spouse.
(b) A proceeding between a surviving spouse and a person who claims through the deceased spouse, regardless of whether such claim is by testate or intestate succession or by inter vivos transaction.
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