RULE 12.007. ACCESS AND REVIEW OF RELATED FAMILY
FILES BY PARTIES

(a) In General. Access to confidential files in related cases
shall not be granted except as authorized by Florida Rule of General
Practice and Judicial Administration 2.420.

(b) Confidentiality of Address. When a petitioner for
domestic violence injunction requests that his or her address be
kept confidential pursuant to section 741.30, Florida Statutes, this
information is exempt from the public records provisions of section
119.07(1), Florida Statutes and article I, section 24(a), Florida
Constitution, and is a confidential court record under Rule of
General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.420(d). Persons with
authorized access to confidential information shall develop methods
to ensure that the address remains confidential as provided by law.

(c) Disclosure Prohibited. Disclosure by parties of
confidential information and documents contained in court files for
related family cases, except in accordance with applicable state and
federal confidentiality statutes, is prohibited.