Opn. No.

Lorna Goodman, Esq. Informal Opinion County Attorney No. 2002-20 County of Nassau Office of the County Attorney Ralph G. Caso Executive and Legislative Building One West Street Mineola, New York 11501-4820

Dear Ms. Goodman:

This is in response to your inquiry as to whether Domestic Relations Law ("DRL") § 235 requires a court order prior to releasing documents in a matrimonial action to a Grievance Committee. Specifically, you state in your letter that the Office of the Nassau County Clerk of the Court1 was served with a subpoena for a matrimonial file from the Grievance Committee of the…