Tennessee § 37-1-411 - Evidentiary privileges not applicable to child abuse cases.

§ 37-1-411. Evidentiary privileges not applicable to child abuse cases.

Neither the husband-wife privilege as preserved in § 24-1-201 , nor the psychiatrist-patient privilege as set forth in § 24-1-207 , nor the psychologist-patient privilege as set forth in § 63-11-213 is a ground for excluding evidence regarding harm or the cause of harm to a child in any dependency and neglect proceeding resulting from a report of such harm under § 37-1-403 or a criminal prosecution for severe child abuse. Acts 1973, ch. 81, § 1; 1977, ch. 343, § 4; T.C.A., §§ 37-1210, 37-1211; Acts 1985, ch. 478, § 20. Cross-References. Child sexual abuse, title 37, ch. 1, part 6. Evidentiary privileges inapplicable in child sexual abuse cases, § 37-1-614 . Rule Reference. Sections 37-1-401 — 37-1-411 are referred to in Rule 13 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Law Reviews. Hell Hath No Fury Like a Spouse Scorned — A Focus on Tennessee's Marital Privilege for Confidential Communications, 19 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 57 (1989).