Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances
If someone swears in writing that sharing certain personal details could put them or a child in danger, that information gets kept secret and hidden from the other side and the public. A court can hold a hearing and decide to share some of that information anyway if it decides doing so is fair and right.
454.1581. of in exceptional circumstances. — If a alleges in an or a that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by of specific , that information must be and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. After a in which a takes into the health, safety, or liberty of the party or child, the tribunal may disclosure of information that the tribunal to be in the .
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Source & history notes
(L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728
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