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STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF       JUDICIAL DISTRICT FAMILY COURT DIVISION In Re the Marriage of: Court File No. , Petitioner, STIPULATED CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER AND , Respondent, WHEREAS , the parties to the above-captioned marriage dissolution proceeding have sought and may seek through pretrial discovery certain information and documents relating to ; and WHEREAS , the parties to said wish to preserve and maintain the confidentiality of the terms of       , and to protect such information from public disclosure; and WHEREAS , may resist the production or disclosure of documents relating to the in connection with this dissolution proceeding unless such information and documents are protected from disclosure to third parties by a suitable Confidentiality Agreement and Order; and WHEREAS , the parties to this proceeding are willing to enter into this Confidentiality Agreement and to request that the court enter an Order based thereon. NOW, THEREFORE , it is hereby stipulated and agreed by the parties hereto and that all information and documents produced by in connection with this proceeding relating to the shall be governed by the following Confidentiality Order : 1. All information and documents relating to shall be subject to this Confidentiality Order, regardless of whether such information and documents are produced or - 1 - disclosed by . 2. All information and documents relating to shall be held confidential by all persons who obtain or have access to such information and documents, and may only be examined, inspected, reproduced, used by or disclosed to the attorneys of record for the above parties, which shall include those members of their staff working under their direction, and only in connection with the preparation and trial of this action. The attorneys of record may also disclose information and documents subject to this Confidentiality Order to their respective clients, the Court and to expert witnesses retained by the parties for the purpose of the above-captioned proceeding, provided that said clients and expert witnesses shall also be bound by the provisions of this Confidentiality Order. Said clients and expert witnesses shall not further disclose or disseminate the information and documents to any other person or entity. 3. Except to the extent specifically permitted by this Confidentiality Order, the parties to the above-captioned proceeding and their attorneys and agents (including expert witnesses) shall not disclose any information or documents relating to 4. In the event any documents or information, or parts thereof, relating to are referred to in any testimony or incorporated in any transcript of a deposition or trial, or included in documents, exhibits, briefs or memoranda, such documents and information shall retain their confidential status and appropriate arrangements shall be made by the Court for such documents and information to be sealed or otherwise protected from disclosure to third parties. 5. Within ten (10) days after entry of the Judgment and Decree herein, all information and documents produced (including all photocopies, microfiches and facsimile copies) shall be returned to the producing attorney. _________________________________ _________________________________ , Petitioner , Respondent ______________________________ ______________________________ 2 (Name) (Name) Attorneys for Petitioner Attorney for Respondent (Address) (Address) (Address) (Address) (City, State, Zip) (City, State, Zip) (Telephone Number) (Telephone Number) (Attorney Reg. No.) (Attorney Reg. No.) {THIRD PARTY} By: ____________________________ Its: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED. Dated: __________________. _____________________________________ Judge of District Court Family Court Division 3