Physician-Patient Privilege in Child Custody and Spousal Support Cases By: Laurel G. Stein, Esq.
The Ohio Supreme Court, in Friedenberg v. Friedenberg, 2020-Ohio-3345, 2020 WL 3272987 (Ohio 2020), recently addressed whether a request for child custody or spousal support constituted a waiver of or an exception to the physician-patient privilege. During the parties’ divorce, Husband issued subpoenas for Wife’s mental health records. Wife filed a motion to quash those […]