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Stonewalling is a refusal to communicate or cooperate. Such behaviour occurs in situations such as marriage counselling , diplomatic negotiations , politics and legal cases. [ 1 ] Body language may indicate and reinforce this by avoiding contact and engagement with the other party. [ 2 ]
Domestic violence occurs in immigrant communities, and often there is little awareness in these communities of the laws and policies of the host country. A study among first-generation South Asians in the UK found that they had little knowledge about what constituted criminal behavior under the English law.
The person to whom the communication was made: is a member of the bar of a court, or a subordinate of such a member, and; in connection with this communication, is acting as an attorney; and; The communication was for the purpose of securing legal advice. [7] There are a number of exceptions to the privilege in most jurisdictions, chief among them:
QUESTION: My father-in-law died last year. Are we obligated to maintain a relationship with his wife (my husband’s stepmother)?
In the United States, federal case law dictates the privileges permissible and prohibited in federal trials, [2] while state case law governs their scope in state courts. A common rule for both the communications privilege and the testimonial privilege is that, "absent a lawful marriage, civil union, or domestic partnership, there is no privilege."
In United States and Canadian law [citation needed], competence concerns the mental capacity of an individual to participate in legal proceedings or transactions, and the mental condition a person must have to be responsible for his or her decisions or acts. Competence is an attribute that is decision-specific.
The MCA states an individual is unable to make their own decision, if they are unable to do at least one of four things: Understand information given to them. Retain that information long enough to be able to make the decision. Weigh up the information available to make the decision. Communicate their decision. [8]
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