Tuesday, October 28, 2008
How public are the records in your divorce?
Your divorce is generally part of a public record. That means that most anything in the divorce agreement or in the court filings or orders are visible to the public who may search for it. In my mediation reports, I usually ask both parties to agree that they will not have me include things about the parties' medical history or psychological history. I would not want someone who later examined the document to be prejudiced against the parties for a private matter that they have since resolved. Also, in the age of identity theft, it is unwise to include your driver's license or Social Security number as part of the documentation unless it is specifically requested by the court. In Oregon, those private details are sealed from disclosure, but if you are inquiring about a state that may not have those protections, you will need to ascertain the requirements as well as the safeguards before you choose your course of action.
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