Is there any case law where questions in a paternity/support case can be used in a criminal context?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gonzales v. Superior Court, 117 Cal.App.3d 57, 178 Cal.Rptr. 358 (Cal. App. 1980):
As Salas v. Cortez, 24 Cal.3d 22, 154 Cal.Rptr. 529, 593 P.2d 226, observes, the membrane separating civil issues from criminal charges in paternity/support cases is especially thin. 3 Where, as here, the declared policy of the district attorney is imminently changeable, the potential for improper use of answers to the civil interrogatories in possible criminal proceedings against petitioners is too great to overlook.
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