Wallace v. Beaver

I concur in the majority’s conclusion that the order of the family court unsealing the divorce record is immediately appealable, but only because this is a final judgment of the family court. As the majority observes, “No further action is required in the family court to determine the parties’ rights....” In my opinion, no further discussion is necessary.

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s holding that the family court properly ordered the unsealing of the record in this case. I agree with the test formulated in the majority opinion for determining whether a record should be unsealed.…