Section 3025.5 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Family Law Code >> Division 8. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.
3025.5
. (a) In a proceeding involving child custody or visitation
rights, if a report containing psychological evaluations of a child
or recommendations regarding custody of, or visitation with, a child
is submitted to the court, including, but not limited to, a report
created pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 3110) of this
part and a recommendation made to the court pursuant to Section 3183,
that information shall be contained in a document that shall be
placed in the confidential portion of the court file of the
proceeding, and may not be disclosed, except to the following
persons:
(1) A party to the proceeding and his or her attorney.
(2) A federal or state law enforcement officer, the licensing
entity of a child custody evaluator, a judicial officer, court
employee, or family court facilitator of the superior court of the
county in which the action was filed, or an employee or agent of that
facilitator, acting within the scope of his or her duties.
(3) Counsel appointed for the child pursuant to Section 3150.
(4) Any other person upon order of the court for good cause.
(b) Confidential information contained in a report prepared
pursuant to Section 3111 that is disclosed to the licensing entity of
a child custody evaluator pursuant to subdivision (a) shall remain
confidential and shall only be used for purposes of investigating
allegations of unprofessional conduct by the child custody evaluator,
or in a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding involving the
child custody evaluator. All confidential information, including, but
not limited to, the identity of any minors, shall retain their
confidential nature in any criminal, civil, or administrative
proceeding resulting from the investigation of unprofessional conduct
and shall be sealed at the conclusion of the proceeding and shall
not subsequently be released. Names that are confidential shall be
listed in attachments separate from the general pleadings. If the
confidential information does not result in a criminal, civil, or
administrative proceeding, it shall be sealed after the licensing
entity decides that no further action will be taken in the matter of
suspected licensing violations.