3.0.0 538 2023-01-15T21:49:00Z 2023-01-15T21:49:00Z House H HR 2003-02-05 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2003-05-05T16:53:33Z Referred to 2003-02-05T20:01:45Z 2003-05-05 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Committee 2003-02-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 N O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2003-11-17 False Law Confidential communications Evidence (Law) Families Guardian and ward Minors Parent and child Privileges and immunities Witnesses Law 00 2003-02-05 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Provides that a parent shall not be compelled to divulge any confidential communication with his or her child during the course of their parent-child relationship, and a child shall not be compelled to divulge any confidential communication with his or her parent during the course of such relationship, unless both the child and the parent or parents who are privy to the confidential communication voluntarily and knowingly waive the privilege against the disclosure of the communication.

Sets forth exceptions to the privilege, such as in civil actions by the child against the parent, or by the parent against the child, or in any action in which the custody, abuse, or neglect of the child, or the termination of parental rights with respect to the child, is at issue.

Authorizes the court to appoint a guardian, attorney, or other legal representative to represent the child's interests with respect to the privilege when a child who appears to be the subject of the privilege is below the age of majority at the time of the proceeding.]]>

Parent-Child Privilege Act of 2003 Display Title Parent-Child Privilege Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to establish a parent-child privilege. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Parent-Child Privilege Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-02-05T05:00:00Z 2003-05-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.