Evidentiary privileges not applicable to child abuse cases

This statute removes certain privacy protections in child abuse cases. Normally, conversations between a husband and wife, a patient and psychiatrist, or a patient and psychologist are confidential and cannot be used as evidence in court; however, this statute says those privacy protections do NOT apply when evidence is needed to prove that a child has been harmed or neglected. This means private conversations can be shared in court if they help protect a child from abuse.