Focus (Forum & Focus)
Aug. 12, 2008
Routine Evidence Code Violations Overburden Family Court
The current practice of routinely divulging such communications results in an impermissible violation of the Evidence Code that is condoned by our sitting judicial officers, writes Fred Silberberg. - Forum Column
By Fred Silberberg
This article appears on Page 4
The policy of the law of the state of California is to promote settlement of litigation between parties. In order to facilitate that policy, and to allow parties to speak openly and enter into settlement negotiations in good faith, settlement communications are supposed to be privileged, pursuant to Evidence Code Section 1152. However, in family law ...
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