When Connecticut’s infamous secret files system was abolished in 2003, Supreme Court Justice Peter T. Zarella backed a new rule that would seal financial affidavits in divorce cases, only unsealing them if financial issues became contested.
Now, four family law judges, both blue ribbon commissions investigating court openness, and a women’s legal rights group are weighing in against the rule as harmful to the public’s understanding and confidence in the courts.
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