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→Restrictions on accessing family law files
* ''Adult Guardianship Act'' proceedings.
For most family law proceedings, with the exception of adoption, child protection, or adult guardianship proceedingswhich are more tightly restricted, the public can learn about the basic ''docket information'' of the about a proceeding, which . Basic docket information includes the names of the parties, the file number, and where and when it was filed, but nothing more.
* In adoption proceedings, only the Director of Adoptions can search the file without an order of the court.
* For ''CFCSA'' proceedings, only the parties and their lawyers (not just any lawyer) can search the file without a court order.