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Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-146 (2026)

Wife as a witness against her husband

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A wife may be compelled to testify in any action brought against her husband for necessaries furnished her while living apart from him.

(1949 Rev., S. 7869.)

Cited. 190 C. 813; 211 C. 555.

Statute applies only when agreement does not specify time within which award must be rendered. 80 CA 1.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1963–2017 · leading case: Comm'r of Pub. Health v. Colandrea, 167 A.3d 471 (Conn. App. Ct. 2017).
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Comm'r of Pub. Health v. Colandrea, 167 A.3d 471 (Conn. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 24× “The defendant claims that the plaintiff failed to make a sufficient factual showing that the subpoenaed records were related to a complaint under investigation, as required by General Statutes § 52-146 o . 2 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.”
In re Marvin M., 711 A.2d 756 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 4× “§ 290dd-2 and its applicable regulations, and in violation of General Statutes § 52-146 et seq., the fifth amendment to the United States constitution, article first, § 8, of the constitution of Connecticut and Practice Book (1998 Rev.”
Post v. State, 580 P.2d 304 (Alaska 1978). · cites it 2× “Similar is the Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 52-146 (c-f) (Cum.Supp.”
Pc v. Connecticut Dep't of Child. & Families, 662 F. Supp. 2d 218 (D. Conn. 2009). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs originally asserted in Counts Seven and Eight that Barnette and the YWCA violated Conn. Gen.Stat. § 52-146(k). All claims against Barnette and the YWCA were dismissed by stipulation on April 9, 2009.”
In re Robert H., 509 A.2d 475 (Conn. 1986). “On the one hand, the language of § 52-146k (b) disables the successful invocation of the privilege because the statute prohibits the disclosure of the identity of the sexual assault counselor who counseled the victim to prove qualification under § 52-146k (a) (5). On the other…”
United States Ex Rel. Cooper v. Reincke, 219 F. Supp. 733 (D. Conn. 1963). · cites it 2× “The public defender waived any patient-psychiatrist privilege under Conn.Gen.Stat. § 52-146(a). The doctor expressed his professional opinion that the condition he found in 1958, probably continued for several years, which would encompass the period of the trial in the Fall of…”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-146(a): 1 case
United States Ex Rel. Cooper v. Reincke, 219 F. Supp. 733 (D. Conn. 1963). “The public defender waived any patient-psychiatrist privilege under Conn.Gen.Stat. § 52-146(a). The doctor expressed his professional opinion that the condition he found in 1958, probably continued for several years, which would encompass the period of the trial in the Fall of…”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-146(k): 1 case
Pc v. Connecticut Dep't of Child. & Families, 662 F. Supp. 2d 218 (D. Conn. 2009). “Plaintiffs originally asserted in Counts Seven and Eight that Barnette and the YWCA violated Conn. Gen.Stat. § 52-146(k). All claims against Barnette and the YWCA were dismissed by stipulation on April 9, 2009.”
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