Marion Superior Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

The court may seal a guardianship inventory or its supplement or amendment after written application and a noticed hearing; sealed material cannot be opened without a further order, notice, and hearing, and subsequent inventories must recapitate prior inventories.

410.3 Inventory Sealed. ] Upon written application by the guardian, and only after a hearing conducted under Administrative Rule 9(H) upon notice to all interested persons, the Court may, in its discretion, order an inventory, or any supplement or amendment to it, to be sealed. If so ordered, it may not be opened without an order of the Court, after notice to the guardian and an opportunity for hearing. In the event a supplement or an amendment to an inventory is filed, all such subsequent inventories must contain a recapitulation of prior inventories.

The Court may seal an inventory or its supplement or amendment after written application and a noticed hearing, but the sealed material may not be opened without a further court order, notice, and hearing; later inventories must recapitate prior inventories.

408.3 Inventory Sealed. Upon written application by the personal representative, and only after a hearing conducted under Administrative Rule 9(H) upon notice to all interested persons, the Court may, in its discretion, order an inventory, or any supplement or amendment to it, to be sealed. If so ordered, it may not be opened without an order of the Court, after notice to the personal representative and an opportunity for hearing. In the event a supplement or an amendment to an inventory is filed, all such subsequent inventories must contain a recapitulation of prior inventories.

The decedent’s social security number must be redacted from copies attached to or filed with the report.

The personal representative must block out the decedent’s social security number on the copies that are attached to or filed with the Report under this MSCPR 411.5.

When an inheritance tax exemption affidavit is filed, the decedent’s social security number must be redacted from it.

A copy of an inheritance tax exemption affidavit described in I.C. §6-4.1-4-0.5 may be filed with the Court, provided that the decedent’s social security number is redacted from the affidavit, and the filer of a petition under I.C. §6-4.1-5-7 may cite and rely on that filed affidavit.

Supporting documentation must not be attached to the court-filed Financial Declaration Form unless it is redacted as necessary to comply with Indiana Trial Rule 5(G).

Such supporting documentation shall not be attached to the Financial Declaration filed with the court, or , if attached, shall have all information redacted as necessary to comply with Indiana Trial Rule 5 (G).

In extraordinary circumstances involving law-enforcement recordings, a party seeking to seal or exclude material must file a written request, provide notice, obtain a hearing, and maintain confidentiality pending the court’s ruling.

In extraordinary circumstances, either party may seek to seal or exclude otherwise disclosable materials from public access. A party must file a written request with the court after which notice will be provided and a hearing will be held in accordance with the processes found in A.C.R. Rules 6(C)-(D) or Indiana Code section 5-14-3-5.5. The material shall be treated as confidential from the time of the filing or tendering until the court rules on the request.

In extraordinary circumstances involving electronic-device and social-media records, a party seeking to seal or exclude material must file a written request, provide notice, obtain a hearing, and maintain confidentiality pending the court’s ruling.

In extraordinary circumstances, either party may seek to seal or exclude otherwise disclosable materials from public access. A party must file a written request with the court after which notice will be provided and a hearing will be held in accordance with processes found in A.C.R. Rules 6(C)-(D) or Indiana Code section 5-14-3-5.5. The material shall be treated as confidential from the time of the filing or tendering until the court rules on the request.