A Judge’s Guide

APPENDIX B
IN THE _______________________COURT OF_________________________
_______________________
Petitioner,
v. Case No. ____________
_______________________
Respondent.
In Re: ____________________________________, D.O.B. ________________
ORDER FOR ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
_________________________________ has been appointed as (_) Best
Interests Attorney (_) Child’s Attorney for (_) the child or children named
above (_) the child ___________________, and so shall have immediate access
to such child or children, and to all otherwise privileged or confidential
information regarding such child or children, without the necessity of any
further order or release. Such information includes but is not limited to
social services, drug and alcohol treatment, medical, evaluation, law
enforcement, school, probate and court records, records of trusts and
accounts of which the child is a beneficiary, and other records relevant to the
case, including court records of parties to this case or their household
members.
Mental health records that are privileged or confidential under
state or federal laws shall be released to the Child’s Attorney or Best
Interests Attorney only in accordance with such laws.
THE CLERK IS HEREBY ORDERED TO MAIL COPIES OF THIS
ORDER TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL.
DATE: _____________, 20___ ___________________________
JUDGE
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