Bieluch v. Bieluch

The principal issue in this case is the extent to which the psychiatrist-patient privilege bars the receipt of psychiatric evidence in a dispute over child custody. The plaintiff, Jeanne F. Bieluch, brought an action against the defendant, William C. Bieluch, Jr., seeking dissolution of their marriage, custody of their three minor children, and various property and financial orders. Although the defendant nominally denied the breakdown of the marriage, he affirmatively contested only the issues of custody and of assignments of property. The trial court, after a full hearing, dissolved the…