{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4502","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules § 4502","heading":"Spouse","body":"§ 4502. Spouse. (a) Incompetency where issue adultery. A husband or\nwife is not competent to testify against the other in an action founded\nupon adultery, except to prove the marriage, disprove the adultery, or\ndisprove a defense after evidence has been introduced tending to prove\nsuch defense.\n  (b) Confidential communication privileged. A husband or wife shall not\nbe required, or, without consent of the other if living, allowed, to\ndisclose a confidential communication made by one to the other during\nmarriage.","path":["Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules","Article 45. Evidence"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVP/4502","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"5d0f699a6dacd6bab4862c74faa24b6f13c7adddbf29abcdd0ed3dc922d88ac5","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4501","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}