Section 40-4-216 (4) M.C.A. allows a court to seal interviews, reports, investigations and hearing testimony if it finds that keeping the information secret is necessary to protect the child’s welfare. Ironically, the new Access Rules may make it far easier to seal such records — when the only alternative is internet publication.
Section 40-4-216 (3) allows the public to be barred from a parenting plan hearing if barring the public is in the best interests of the child.
