Focus (Forum & Focus)
May 3, 2007
Keep Family Law Case Files Confidential
Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - The bad behavior by the press over Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin’s never-ending custody battle, plus the victimization of their 11-year-old daughter, should renew efforts to make all family law proceedings confidential.
By Fred Silberberg
Last year, the battle for confidentiality of family law files in California was short-lived. The Legislature briefly considered the concept of keeping financial information in such files from the public eye, but in the face of opposition from the media, the bill was swept quickly into the dust pan, where it has sat ever since.
Although that battle was only ...
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