Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: Objections and Privileges

There is really only one non-privilege objection, and it's almost never sustained. It's called "irrelevant and not calculated to lead to discoverable evidence." In other words, "it has nothing to do with this case, and it could never lead to anything to do with this case." That's a pretty tough call, so you can see why judges almost never sustain it.

The privileges are things like communications between attorneys and clients, psychotherapists and patients, and prients or pastors and parishioners. There are many privileges under Florida law. Most are listed in chapter 90 of the Florida Statutes. Others are listed throughout the statutes. We lawyers often use a book called "Florida Evidence" by Ehrhardt (pronounced air-heart). You can ask for it at any law library or buy it online. It lists and explains all the privileges in one part of the book.