Yes, a spouse can testify but only on a voluntary basis. The spouse can not be compelled to testify.
Yes, you can refuse to be a witness in a civil case if you do not want to testify. However, you may be compelled to testify if you are subpoenaed by the court.
According to the Constitution a person does not have to testify against themselves; in some states a spouse cannot be compelled to testify against a spouse.
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Under the US Constitution (5th Amendment), a spouse (wife or husband) cannot be compelled to testify.
Yes, you can be compelled to testify in a civil case through a subpoena issued by the court. Failure to comply with a subpoena can result in legal consequences.
If you are issued a subpoena or material witness warrant to testify upon matters of fact, then you cannot get your expenses back. If you are providing expert witness testimony then you are not compelled to testify and may charge expenses and a fee.
Yes. If he chooses not to testify, that is his right. The strategy being; that if he does not give 'direct' testimony, he then avoids being available to the plaintiff's attorney for "cross-examination."
In a civil case, a defendant cannot be forced to testify. The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects individuals from being compelled to testify against themselves in any legal proceeding, including civil cases.
If your relationship with one another doesn't fall under the legally protected status of "husband and wife" (including common-law marriage) then, yes, you can be compelled to testify against him.
5th amendment. "No person... shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself."
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