Subpoenas & Privilege

Question 1

Are there limits to Privilege?

Answer 1

Yes there are. If you receive a court order (may also be phrased as “an order from the judge”, or a ”subpoena from the courts” or “subpoena
from a judge”), you cannot assert privilege.

Question 2

What is privilege?

Answer 2

Privilege is a legal term. Privilege protects information that is shared between the client and the therapist from being shared in legal proceedings.

Question 3

…is a formal written order and it can come from a lawyer/attorney or from the
courts/a judge.

Answer 3

A subpoena

Question 4

A court order is a legal command issued by a judge/the courts. Unlike a subpoena from a lawyer/attorney, we cannot assert privilege for a court order.

Answer 4

Court Order(Subpoena From the Court or Judge):