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Is Successful Divorce Mediation Public Record? Essential Privacy Facts

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Is a completed divorce mediation a public record? It depends on the state, explains New York divorce attorney Bill Leininger. In New York the file stays confidential—only you, your attorney, and state and federal tax authorities can access it. Florida, by contrast, makes divorce records public. With an uncontested mediated divorce, he notes, clients often needn't appear in court.

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Answered by Bill Leininger · Staten Island, NY

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— why a New York divorce file stays confidential, not public record

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Is a completed divorce mediation public?

It depends on the state—in New York the file stays confidential, accessible only to you, your attorney, and state and federal tax authorities, whereas Florida makes divorce records public. With an uncontested mediated divorce, clients often needn't appear in court.

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