If acts are communicative and if they meet the other requirements of the marital secrets privilege -- the privilege for confidential marital communications -- such acts are protected by the privilege. Non-communicative acts are not protected by the privilege.

Contributed in 2009 & last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers
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