> the source says they do share it once ordered to.
I’m no lawyer, but doesn’t _everybody_ have to share information once met with a court order?
I’m no lawyer, but doesn’t _everybody_ have to share information once met with a court order?
Lawyers, doctors, and therapists (also technically doctors) do not need to share and cannot be forced.
They cannot be forced to share privileged information they may have. However, this does not protect the class of information as a whole. IE if you share your medical or legal information to a third party, they can be forced to share it.
This is not quite correct.
Lawyers, doctors, and therapists (who very often technically are not doctors of any kind), spouses, and clergy have various privileges which limit the scope and circumstances in which they can be compelled, which limits what court orders should be issued and may be raised on motions to quash such orders after they are issued.
As a more mundane example, a court can grant a search warrant compelling you to turn over your computer so that police can look for proof of suspected criminal activity. Likewise, they can get a court order compelling the IRS to hand over your tax returns.
It can't force someone to give potentially self-incriminating testimony (not all “information” is “testimony”, and not all incrimination is self-incrimination.)