In Williams v. Williams, the child’s father appealed the family court’s denial of his motion to modify visitation which was affirmed on appeal. The COA held that a parent’s initiation of custody proceedings did not automatically waive the children’s psychotherapist-patient privilege under KRE 507. The court then explained the procedure for family courts to use to determine when the privilege was waived. The Court also reaffirmed the broad discretion permitted family courts in the conduct of interviews of children.
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