If a party alleges in an affidavit or pleading under oath that the health, safety, or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. After a hearing in which a tribunal takes into consideration the health, safety, or liberty of the party or child, the tribunal may order disclosure of information that the tribunal determines to be in the interest of justice.
Tex. Fam. Code § 159.312
NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
The act spans §§ 159–159 (45 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In the Interest of M.I.M. (2012)
Most recently applied in In the Interest of M.I.M. (May 2012)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.