

It was enacted in 1931, and was updated only once, in 1963, non-substantively to eliminate an irrelevant reference to “jury verdicts.” The “sealed files rule,” NRS 125.110, has been on the books for nearly 100 years. They were run past legal aid, and the self-help centers, neither of which voiced any objections. Both were approved by the Chapter as good improvements in Nevada family law. The provisions discussed below were discussed and debated at length by the Nevada AAML Chapter. In Nevada, a lawyer has to already be a Certified Specialist just to apply to the Academy and take its qualification test.

The Mission Statement of the Academy is to preserve the best interests of the Family and of Society, improve the practice, elevate the standards, and advance the cause of Matrimonial Law. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers is a national organization of the most qualified and experienced family law attorneys. It never made it to the floor for a hearing, but it should, in the next Legislature, and it should be passed summarily.
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Ohrenschall introduced SB 334, which was based on a proposal by the Nevada Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers to update and clarify the closed hearing and sealed cases rules. An objective reminder of the history will, hopefully, provide better guidance and policy. There is a huge amount of misinformation about these topics floating around, deliberately by zealots with agendas, and mistakenly by altogether too many lawyers and judges, leading to misinformed policy-makers. A legal note from Marshal Willick about the statutory, case law, and court rule history involving closed hearings and sealed files, what happened to change them and why, and what is needed going forward.
