§ 1002 Patient Intent Property Documents

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•If someone has died, their private talks with a doctor or therapist can be shared in court if it’s about what they wanted to do with their stuff (like money or a house).
•This only happens if the talk was about things like a will, giving away property, or other papers that show who gets their things after they die.
•The rule doesn’t protect these talks from being used as proof if they’re important to figuring out what the person really wanted.

Example

A family is fighting over who gets Grandma’s house after she passes away. One person says Grandma told them she wanted them to have it, but there’s no will.

If Grandma ever talked to her doctor about who should get the house, that conversation can be used in court to help decide what she really wanted.

There is no privilege under this article as to a communication relevant to an issue concerning the intention of a patient, now deceased, with respect to a deed of conveyance, will, or other writing, executed by the patient, purporting to affect an interest in property. (Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)

Key Takeaways

•If someone has died, their private talks with a doctor or therapist can be shared in court if it’s about what they wanted to do with their stuff (like money or a house).
•This only happens if the talk was about things like a will, giving away property, or other papers that show who gets their things after they die.
•The rule doesn’t protect these talks from being used as proof if they’re important to figuring out what the person really wanted.

Example

A family is fighting over who gets Grandma’s house after she passes away. One person says Grandma told them she wanted them to have it, but there’s no will.

If Grandma ever talked to her doctor about who should get the house, that conversation can be used in court to help decide what she really wanted.

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§ 1002 Patient Intent Property Documents

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