{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1321.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-1321.05","heading":"Privileges; waiver.","body":"Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 14-306 and 14-307, neither the spouse or domestic partner privilege nor the physician-patient privilege shall be grounds for excluding evidence in any proceeding in the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia concerning the welfare of a neglected child; provided, that a judge of the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia determines such privilege should be waived in the interest of justice.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 13. Child Abuse and Neglect.","Subchapter II. Reports of Neglected Children."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-1321.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"fee5906073407bf6f986a88f5fc04a6b17ac1c8dc06738948fb5d7c6292a425e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1321.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1321.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}