Not only is it against federal and state laws, the trial.

Wiretapping is governed by Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 2510-2520. The act provides that there is no interspousal exception that permits spouses to listen to and surreptitiously record the conversations of spouses. The act also provides for civil penalties for its violation.

Legal counsel should advise divorce clients not to secretly spouse.

Evidence cannot be considered by a court unless it is testimony, the reports of forensic accountants.

Although wrongfully or illegally obtained evidence is not necessarily inadmissible, some courts have limited sharply its use under public policy grounds or as a sanction against an attorney’s alleged participation.

See Evidence; Rules of Evidence; Standard of Evidence.