Florida protects court-monitor reports relating to confidential matters, deems confidential and/or exempts from public access requirements certain court orders, and allows hearings to be closed.
Florida protects court-monitor reports relating to confidential matters, deems confidential and/or exempts from public access requirements certain court orders, and allows hearings to be closed. | Florida protects court-monitor reports relating to confidential matters, deems confidential and/or exempts from public access requirements certain court orders, and allows hearings to be closed.
Florida protects court-monitor reports relating to confidential matters, deems confidential and/or exempts from public access requirements certain court orders, and allows hearings to be closed.
In guardianship cases, the protected party can choose whether the hearings are accessible to the public or not.
Court orders appointing court monitors are exempt from public access requirements. Court orders finding no probable cause are confidential, but may be subject to inspection as determined by the court or upon a showing of good cause.
Reports of court-appointed monitors relating to the medical condition, financial affairs, or mental health of the protected party are confidential. However, such reports may be subject to inspection as determined by the court or upon a showing of good cause.
These public records exemptions expire if a court makes a finding of probable cause, except that information otherwise made confidential or exempt shall retain its confidential or exempt status.