Privacy Protections on Probate Cases

Arkansas will provide public access to private information through a court order.

Arkansas will provide public access to private information through a court order. | Arkansas will provide public access to private information through a court order.

Arkansas will provide public access to private information through a court order.

Anyone may make a verified written request to obtain access to confidential information in a case. The request needs to demonstrate that:

(1) reasonable circumstances exist that require deviation from the applicable rule;
(2) the public interest in disclosure outweighs the harm in disclosure; or
(3) the information should not have been initially excluded from public access under Ark. Sup. Ct. Admin. Ord. 19 § VII.

A court will issue an order after considering the public access and the privacy interests served and the grounds demonstrated by the requestor.

Ark. Sup. Ct. Admin. Ord. 19 §§ VII, VIII

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