be available for inspection or copying unless

otherwise ordered by the judicial authority. The file compiled by the family services unit in the course of preparing an evaluation or study con- ducted pursuant to Section 25-61 that has been completed and filed with the clerk in accordance with subsection (b) of this section shall be avail- able for inspection only to counsel of record, guardians ad litem and the parties to the action to the extent permitted by any applicable authori- zation for release of information; and further pro- vided that copies of documents, notes, information or other material in the file shall only be provided to such individuals if they make the request in writing and certify that it is requested for legitimate purposes of trial preparation and/or trial proceedings in the case in which the evalua- tion or study was filed. For purposes of this sec- tion, the word ‘‘file’’ shall include any documents, notes, information or other material retained by the family services unit in any format. (e) Any information or copies of the file dis- closed pursuant to this section shall not be further disclosed unless otherwise ordered by the judicial authority or as otherwise authorized in this section or as otherwise required by law. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 479.) (Amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Aug. 15, 2011; amended June 13, 2014, to take effect Jan. 1, 2015; amended June 23, 2017, to take effect Jan. 1, 2018.)