privacy florida minor court-records
Can a minor&#39;s information be revealed after he reaches the age of majority?
<p>There was a case of a mother who killed her daughter named Adrianna Elaine Hutto - some of the details are on this <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Adrianna_Hutto" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia page</a>.</p>
<p>Her brother testified against their mother and he was referred to just as A.J. to protect his identity, as he was a minor back then.</p>
<p>The question is, if A.J. reaches majority, can his name be revealed <strong>AND</strong> be linked with the case?</p>

<p>The court records generally remain sealed even after the minor becomes an adult (there are limited exceptions to the rule and both the secrecy and the exceptions are statutory matters).</p>
<p>The fact that there was a juvenile proceeding isn't a bar to factual statements about things that happened that name names, in general.</p>
<p>Who is bound by juvenile court secrecy rules is largely a function of the scope of the contempt of court power of the court in the actual juvenile court proceeding. Usually, it is limited to the parties and people in &quot;privity&quot; with them (like their lawyers and staff of their lawyers and court officials). The extent to which it applies to a witness can be a tricky matter to analyze.</p>
