N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-57.1
Husband-wife privilege waived in child abuse
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Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 8-56 and G.S. 8-57, the husband-wife privilege shall not be ground for excluding evidence regarding the abuse or neglect of a child under the age of 16 years or regarding an illness of or injuries to such child or the cause thereof in any judicial proceeding related to a report pursuant to the Child Abuse Reporting Law, Article 3 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 8-56 and G.S. 8-57, the husband-wife privilege shall not be ground for excluding evidence regarding the abuse or neglect of a child under the age of 16 years or regarding an illness of or injuries to such child or the cause thereof in any judicial proceeding related to a report pursuant to the Child Abuse Reporting Law, Article 3 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
History
(1971, c. 710, s. 3; 1998-202, s. 13(d).)
Legal Periodicals. - For comment surveying North Carolina law of relational privilege, see 50 N.C.L. Rev. 630 (1972).
For note on spousal testimony in criminal proceedings, see 17 Wake Forest L. Rev. 990 (1981).
For note, "Family Law - Lovers' Triangle Turns Bermuda Triangle: The Natural Father's Right to Rebut the Marital Presumption - Michael H. v. Gerald D.," see 25 Wake Forest L. Rev. 617 (1990).
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.