You will need an HTML5 browser, but this is possible.
(function(){
function onChange(event) {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = onReaderLoad;
reader.readAsText(event.target.files[0]);
}
function onReaderLoad(event){
console.log(event.target.result);
var obj = JSON.parse(event.target.result);
alert_data(obj.name, obj.family);
}
function alert_data(name, family){
alert('Name : ' + name + ', Family : ' + family);
}
document.getElementById('file').addEventListener('change', onChange);
}());
<input id="file" type="file" />
<p>Select a file with the following format.</p>
<pre>
{
"name": "testName",
"family": "testFamily"
}
</pre>