{"id":3141,"date":"2026-01-03T09:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2026-01-06T10:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:03:40","slug":"sealing-your-case-in-high-net-worth-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/sealing-your-case-in-high-net-worth-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Sealing Your Case in High Net Worth Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texas family law proceedings are generally open to the public, but parties in high-net-worth divorces frequently seek to shield sensitive financial and personal information from disclosure. A recent dispute surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2025\/12\/19\/records-in-texas-ag-ken-paxtons-divorce-case-are-unsealed\/\">divorce records of Texas Attorney General<\/a> Ken Paxton and Texas Senator Angela Paxton illustrates how courts approach requests to seal family law records when privacy concerns collide with public access.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Dispute Over Sealed Divorce Records <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At the start of their divorce proceedings, the Paxtons requested that their court records be sealed. Media organizations then sought to unseal records from their divorce proceedings on the basis of the public\u2019s interest and governmental accountability.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/sealing-your-case-in-high-net-worth-divorce\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Sealing Your Case in High Net Worth Divorce\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas family law proceedings are generally open to the public, but parties in high-net-worth divorces frequently seek to shield sensitive financial and personal information from disclosure. 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