Glenn Superior Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

Reports and recommendations in custody or visitation proceedings are confidential, available only to specified persons or others granted access by written order with prior notice, may not be copied or disclosed to the child who is the subject, and must be placed in the confidential portion of the Court file after the hearing or settlement.

In any proceeding involving custody or visitation of minor children, any written report or recommendation from the Counselor, an investigator, or any person appointed by the Court to render a report shall be confidential and unavailable to any persons except the Court and court staff, the parties or attorney(s) of record for parties, and any persons to whom the Court expressly grants access by written order made with prior notice to all parties. No person who has access to a report shall make copies of i nor disclose its contents to any child who is the subject of the report. Upon completion of the hearing or upon settlement of the matter, all reports shall be placed in the confidential portion of the Court file.