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My question involves child abuse or neglect in the State of: California

Is it legal to make an audio recording of a verbally abusive of a parent without their knowledge? Does it make a difference if their verbal abuse is being directed at the child? What if it is directed at the other parent in front of the child? What if it is just directed at the other parent outside the child's presence?
The act of making the recording is not what is illegal, its what you do with the recording after the fact that could make it illegal. If you make the recording to demonstrate to the parent how he/she comes across when speaking to either the parent or the child, then its not necessarily illegal. If you share that recording with ANYONE else, then its totally illegal.