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Does spousal privilege extend to a suitor when CHURCH (catholic, baptist, free, et al) teachings are involved?
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<p>How can the legal system hurt one individual for following church teachings if both of them are of the same religion?</p>

<p>In War Games the quote "The only way to win is to not play the game" (let a father judge another father) is for an end game solution, but if someone is being coerced to try to hurt the other person (i.e. restraining order), and the other person can convince the judge that they're being forced into something can a judge choose to extend spousal immunity to the couple if they're communicating by lying on the stand as a "smoke screen"?
<br>What happens if someone is made aware of the fact the person is mentally incompetent after the trial is over, and the transcript gets lost?</p>

<p>Essentially what I'm asking is spousal privilege a defense for a forced restraining order by a biological father if he won't even speak to a suitor (i.e. may I take your daughter on a date)?</p>

<p>The original question was:<br>
The CHURCH teaches that every relationship is based upon seeing a potential spouse, so does spousal immunity exist?</p>

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  <p>is spousal immunity a defense for a forced restraining order by a biological father if he won't even speak to a suitor (i.e. may I take your daughter on a date)?</p>
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<p>There is no such thing as "spousal immunity".</p>

<p>Your post is replete with unclear references, unclear statements, and seemingly unrelated questions. But it is noteworthy that spousal <em>privilege</em> (not "immunity") does not preclude <em>obtaining</em> and <em>enforcing</em> a restraining order. The only relevance of spousal privilege is the <em>evidentiary</em> issue of precluding a spouse's testimony from being obtained and entered as <em>admissible evidence</em> in the court proceedings to which the respondent is a party.</p>

<p>In the context of restraining orders, spousal privilege <em>might</em> be available only if the respondent invokes it during the proceedings for civil or criminal contempt that resulted from respondent's violation of the restraining order.</p>

<p>If the restraining order is pursuant to, or in the context of, divorce proceedings, spousal privilege is inapplicable. See, for instance, <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(a1yyuq33ztf1wlpibexrme0p))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&amp;objectName=mcl-600-2162" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MCL 600.2162(3)(a)</a> and other exceptions listed therein.</p>

<p>At least <em>in theory</em> (since courts often do whatever they want), a party's conduct &amp; statements (in or outside of court) regarding his/her spouse may forfeit spousal privilege regardless of whether the respondent or spouse ever spoke to a suitor (whatever that means) at all.</p>
