State ex rel. Clough v. Franklin County Children Servs.
Annotate this CaseRelator made a request of Franklin County Children Services (FCCS) to inspect records concerning her minor daughter. FCCS denied the request for lack of good cause. Relator filed this complaint seeking a writ of mandamus to compel FCCS to allow her access to the files. The Supreme Court appointed a special master to review the file. The special master reported that the requested documents were the records of an investigation of a report of possible child abuse. The Supreme Court denied the writ, holding (1) the requested records are deemed confidential by statute; and (2) to the extent that certain pages might not be records of the child abuse investigation, they may be inspected only for good cause, and Relator has failed to show good cause for overriding confidentiality.
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