(A) If a party or interested party files any of the following items with the court, the party shall identify the document as a confidential document and the items shall be served on the other parties in the case and maintained in a nonpublic file in accordance with subrule (B):
(1) verified statements and disclosure forms under MCR 3.206(C);(2) child protective services reports;(3) psychological evaluations;(4) custody evaluations;(5) medical, mental health, and academic records of a minor;(6) any part of a confidential file under MCR 3.903(A)(3);(7) any item designated as confidential or nonpublic by statute or court rule; and(8) any other document which, in the court’s discretion, should not be part of the public record.(B) Any item filed and identified under subrule (A) is nonpublic and must be maintained separately from the legal file. The filer waives any claim of confidentiality to any item filed under subrule (A) that is not identified by the filer as confidential. The nonpublic file must be made available for any appellate review.
Mich. Ct. R. 3.229
Adopted June 19, 2019, effective January 1, 2020; amended December 27, 2019, effective January 1, 2020; amended March 25, 2021, effective March 24, 2021.
