STATE EX REL. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. TUCKER

No. SC93187.

413 S.W.3d 646 (2013)

STATE ex rel. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, DIVISION OF CHILDREN SERVICES, Relator, v. The Honorable Frederick TUCKER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

November 26, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronal R. Holliger , General Counsel, Attorney General's Office, Jefferson City, for Relator.

Mistina D. Hollenbeck and Edward L. Campbell , Campbell Law Firm LLC, Kirksville, for the husband.


RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Judge.

This petition for a writ of prohibition presents the issue of whether section 210.1501 prevents a trial court from ordering disclosure of the identity of individuals who voluntarily report suspected instances of child abuse and neglect to the department of social services. The records are not subject to discovery because section 210.150 provides that "[t]he children's division shall ensure the confidentiality...

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