USA – FLORIDA Law and Practice Contributed by: Elisha D. Roy and Carolyn Ware, Sasser, Cestero & Roy
process of resolution. Joint experts, in both financial and mental health, can be involved to help the parties find creative resolution to their divorce without any liti ‑ gation. However, if the collaborative process is unsuc ‑ cessful, the parties must hire new lawyers, start the process over from the beginning and hold all things discovered during the collaborative process confiden ‑ tial. The Collaborative Law Process is very successful in certain parts of Florida and less so in others. 3.5 Media Access and Transparency in Children Proceedings The courts have decided that not all dissolution of marriage cases involving children have an absolute right to privacy. Barron v Florida Freedom Newspa - pers, Inc. , 531 So. 2d 113 (Fla. 1988).
Pursuant to Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Rule 12.012 pleadings and documents shall com ‑ ply with court rules to minimise the filing of sensitive information. Rule 2.425 Fla. Rules of Gen. Prac. and Jud. Admin requires minors to be identified by their initials and not full legal names in court filings. How ‑ ever, there is an exception in court orders relating to parental responsibility, timesharing or child support where children’s names may be used. Florida allows for the determination of confidentiality and sealing of court files in family law cases. Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.420.
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