Section 1818 Of Chapter 2. Family Conciliation Courts From California Family Law Code >> Division 5. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) All superior court hearings or conferences in proceedings
under this part shall be held in private and the court shall exclude
all persons except the officers of the court, the parties, their
counsel, and witnesses. The court shall not allow ex parte
communications, except as authorized by Section 216. All
communications, verbal or written, from parties to the judge,
commissioner, or counselor in a proceeding under this part shall be
deemed to be official information within the meaning of Section 1040
of the Evidence Code.
(b) The files of the family conciliation court shall be closed.
The petition, supporting affidavit, conciliation agreement, and any
court order made in the matter may be opened to inspection by a party
or the party's counsel upon the written authority of the judge of
the family conciliation court.