Lawsuits are about proving damages. So the mental health records of someone who was claiming sexual assault would be pertinent to the case. Therefore, those records are going to be turned over, FERPA or not. No judge is going to quash the records regarding emotional damages when those damages are central to the claim.…

This, incidentally, is why you want a paranoid therapist who will tell you at your first session how she handles records and record requests. A careful therapist will be absolutely bland in those notes, writing them as though they're about to go to court tomorrow, and should essentially say nothing at all beyond…