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ARTICLE 1 General Provisions; All Proceedings

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ARTICLE 1 General Provisions; All Proceedings ARTICLE 2 Delinquency Proceedings ARTICLE 3 Abuse and Neglect Proceedings and Families in Need of Court Ordered Services ARTICLE 8 Fostering Connections Act Proceedings
Rule 10-101 Scope; definitions; title. Rule 10-102 Commencement of action. Rule 10-103 Service of process. Rule 10-104 Service and filing of pleadings and other papers. Rule 10-104.1 Notice to foster parents, pre-adoptive parents and relative care givers by department. Rule 10-105 Service and filing of pleadings and other papers by facsimile. Rule 10-106 Electronic service and filing of pleadings and other papers. Rule 10-107 Time. Rule 10-111 Motions; how and when presented. Rule 10-112 Pleadings and papers; captions. Rule 10-113 Form of papers. Rule 10-114 Form of pleadings. Rule 10-115 Signing of pleadings, motions and other papers; sanctions. Rule 10-121 Parties. Rule 10-122 Intervention. Rule 10-131 Persons before whom depositions may be taken. Rule 10-132 Stipulations regarding discovery procedure. Rule 10-133 Depositions; statements. Rule 10-134 Audiotaped and videotaped depositions. Rule 10-135 Use of depositions in court proceedings. Rule 10-136 Depositions; failure to make discovery; sanctions. Rule 10-137 Continuing duty to disclose; failure to comply. Rule 10-138 Depositions; statements; protective orders. Rule 10-141 Rules of evidence. Rule 10-142 Judicial notice and determination of foreign law. Rule 10-143 Subpoena. Rule 10-144 Harmless error; failure to comply with time limits. Rule 10-145 Dismissal of actions. Rule 10-146 New adjudicatory hearing or trial; relief from judgment or order. Rule 10-151 Stay pending appeal. Rule 10-152 Judgments or orders on mandate. Rule 10-161 Designation of children’s court judge. Rule 10-162 Peremptory challenge to a children’s court judge; recusal; procedure for exercising; disability. Rule 10-163 Special masters. Rule 10-164 Court-appointed special advocates in child welfare cases. Rule 10-165 Attorney appearances; withdrawal and substitution of counsel; signing of pleadings. Rule 10-166 Public inspection and sealing of court records. Rule 10-167 Court Interpreters. Rule 10-168 Rules and forms. Rule 10-169 Punitive contempt. Rule 10-171 Withdrawn.