Legal Question in Family Law in California

To begin, we (the father/his girlfriend/kids) live in California, and the mother lives in Nevada. We have primary physical custody and joint legal custody. The kids skype with their mother every week. Occasionally, there are phone calls between the mother and the kids. The mother has just claimed in an email to us that she video records the skype conversations when she talks to the kids and voice records phone conversations with them as well.

Is she legally allowed to voice/video record conversations with her kids without notifications/consents obtained from them/us first? Please keep in mind that when she video records skype conversations, we (the father, the girlfriend, and our daughter) are all in the background, either talking or occasionally appearing on video.


Asked on 4/13/15, 9:37 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

It is a crime in CA to record telecommunications without notice and consent of all participants.

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Answered on 4/14/15, 3:01 pm


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