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Partnership must be a legally-recognized as marriage: The necessary predicate...

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The necessary predicate for either the confidential marital communications privilege ("marital secrets" privilege) or the adverse spousal testimony privilege ("marital testimony privilege" or "anti-marital facts privilege") is the existence at some time of a legally-recognized marriage.

Contributed in 2009 & last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers

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