Fla. Fam. L. R. P. 12.007

RULE 12.007

ACCESS AND REVIEW OF RELATED FAMILY

FILES BY PARTIES

(a) In General. Access to confidential files in related cases

shall not be granted except as authorized by Florida Rule of General

Practice and Judicial Administration 2.420.

(b) Confidentiality of Address. When a petitioner for

domestic violence injunction requests that his or her address be

kept confidential pursuant to section 741.30, Florida Statutes, this

information is exempt from the public records provisions of section

119.07(1), Florida Statutes and article I, section 24(a), Florida

Constitution, and is a confidential court record under Rule of

General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.420(d). Persons with

authorized access to confidential information shall develop methods

to ensure that the address remains confidential as provided by law.

(c) Disclosure Prohibited. Disclosure by parties of

confidential information and documents contained in court files for

related family cases, except in accordance with applicable state and

federal confidentiality statutes, is prohibited.