(a) Procedure. The procedure for sealing and unsealing documents in a probate case is governed by Civil Rule 5.4.

(b) Access to Sealed Documents. Court documents that are sealed in a probate case may be examined only by judicial officers or those persons identified in Rule 8(b)(2)(E). Access to sealed documents by court staff or clerk staff may be determined by local administrative order. Parties and the public may access sealed documents only by court order, except that certified copies of any sealed order appointing the fiduciary, sealed acceptance of appointment, sealed proof of completion of training, and sealed letters of the fiduciary's appointment may be obtained without a court order by the following persons: