Psychiatrist working for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) who treated veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could be compelled to testify in family court proceeding to determine custody of veteran’s child; safety of child outweighed convenience of VA under VA’s own regulation allowing testimony under “exceptional circumstances.”
http://law.justia.com/cases/new‑york/other‑courts/2012/2012‑ny‑slip‑op‑22237.html
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