Illinois Statutes
§ 8-801 — Husband and wife
Illinois § 8-801
JurisdictionIllinois
TopicRIGHTS AND REMEDIES
Ch. 735CIVIL PROCEDURE
Act 735 ILCS 5/Code of Civil Procedure.
Art.Article VIII - Evidence
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Bluebook
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 8-801 (2026).
Text
In all actions, husband and wife may testify for or against each other, provided that neither may testify as to any communication or admission made by either of them to the other or as to any conversation between them during marriage, except in actions between such husband and wife, and in actions where the custody, support, health or welfare of their children or children in either spouse's care, custody or control is directly in issue, and as to matters in which either has acted as agent for the other.
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Legislative History
(Source: P.A. 83-408.)
Nearby Sections
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Information of the court§ 8-1005
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Foreign country§ 8-1008
Interpretation§ 8-1009
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