Although a number of states have confidentiality legislation that protects the deliberations of domestic violence fatality review teams, it is a good idea to sign confidentiality documents at the start of each review. In this way, each participant understands his/her responsibilities. Each team should develop its own set of protocols about how to conduct reviews. New teams need not reinvent the wheel here; we can provide lists of working teams, many of whom will be happy to share their existing protocols. Otherwise new teams can visit the NDVFRI website to see sample protocols. Note that while it is helpful to see and draw upon the work of established teams it is important to go through the process of formulating protocols as part of team building.