{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-11","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-11","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 51-335). Closed hearings and records.","body":"Any case which is a family relations matter may be heard in chambers or, if a jury case, in a courtroom from which the public and press have been excluded, if the judge hearing the case determines that the welfare of any children involved or the nature of the case so requires. The records and other papers in any family relations matter may be ordered by the court to be kept confidential and not to be open to inspection except upon order of the court or judge thereof for cause shown.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 815. COURT PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY RELATIONS MATTERS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_815.htm#sec_46b-11","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:16Z","sha256":"816d6a43ced949ece3257923ba6e60129a782a4e4ea9dfd0555d07936c036f93","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-10","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}