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2. This is not a law review article. It is intended to be of general application to clinicians. Citations to relevant laws are kept to a minimum, as the letter of the law varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. I practice in California. The citations included are to California legal authorities, and may not be specifically applicable in your jurisdiction. Consult your attorney for a more detailed discussion of the law as it applies to your case.
3. See, e.g., Cal. Evid. Code section 1157, et seq.
4. See, e.g., Cal. Code of Civ. Proc. section 2030.220 (c).
5. Judicial Council of California, Civil Jury Instructions, Instruction 208.