sec.158Court to be closed

### sec.158 Court to be closed A court hearing an application under this Act is not to be open to the public. However, the court may open the proceeding or part of the proceeding to the public or specific persons. The court is hearing another proceeding that concerns the same events upon which the domestic violence proceeding is based and the other proceeding is required to be held in open court. The court considers that it is in the public interest to hear the proceeding in open court because the aggrieved and respondent are well-known to the public and a closed court may result in an inaccurate representation of the proceeding. Also, an aggrieved is entitled to have an adult with the aggrieved throughout the proceeding to provide support and other help. (sec.158-ssec.1) A court hearing an application under this Act is not to be open to the public. (sec.158-ssec.2) However, the court may open the proceeding or part of the proceeding to the public or specific persons. The court is hearing another proceeding that concerns the same events upon which the domestic violence proceeding is based and the other proceeding is required to be held in open court. The court considers that it is in the public interest to hear the proceeding in open court because the aggrieved and respondent are well-known to the public and a closed court may result in an inaccurate representation of the proceeding. (sec.158-ssec.3) Also, an aggrieved is entitled to have an adult with the aggrieved throughout the proceeding to provide support and other help. - 1 The court is hearing another proceeding that concerns the same events upon which the domestic violence proceeding is based and the other proceeding is required to be held in open court. - 2 The court considers that it is in the public interest to hear the proceeding in open court because the aggrieved and respondent are well-known to the public and a closed court may result in an inaccurate representation of the proceeding.