Mariposa Superior Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

A complaint and its response must be lodged separately in the Court’s file in sealed envelopes.

Any such complaint, and the response to that complaint, shall be lodged separately in the Court’s file in a sealed envelope.

An evaluator’s final report may be used only as evidence at a custody or visitation hearing unless the Court orders otherwise, and the Court’s copy must remain in the confidential file except as permitted by the Court after prior notice to all parties.

The final report of the evaluator may not be used for any purpose other than as evidence at a custody or visitation hearing, unless otherwise ordered by the court. The Court’s copy of the report shall be placed in a confidential part of the court file, not to be opened except by a judicial officer or as may be otherwise ordered by the Court after prior notice to all parties.