Article 10: Child Protective Proceedings

§ 1011 Purpose § 1012 Definitions § 1013 Jurisdiction § 1014 Transfer to and from family court; concurrent proceedings § 1015 Venue § 1015-A Court-ordered services § 1016 Appointment of attorney for the child § 1017 Placement of children § 1018 Conferencing and mediation § 1021 Temporary removal with consent § 1022 Preliminary orders of court before petition filed § 1022-A Preliminary orders; notice and appointment of counsel § 1023 Procedure for issuance of temporary order § 1024 Emergency removal without court order § 1026 Action by the appropriate person designated by the court and child protective agency upon emergency removal § 1027 Hearing and preliminary orders after filing of petition § 1027-A Placement of siblings; contact with siblings § 1028 Application to return child temporarily removed § 1028-A Application of a relative to become a foster parent § 1029 Temporary order of protection § 1030 Order of visitation by a respondent § 1031 Originating proceeding to determine abuse or neglect § 1032 Persons who may originate proceedings § 1033 Access to the court for the purpose of filing a petition § 1033-A Initial appearance § 1033-B Initial appearance; procedures § 1034 Power to order investigations § 1035 Issuance of summons; notice to certain interested persons and intervention § 1036 Service of summons § 1037 Issuance of warrant and reports to court § 1038 Records and discovery involving abuse and neglect § 1038-A Discovery; upon court order § 1039 Adjournment in contemplation of dismissal § 1039-A Procedures following adjournment in contemplation of dismissal § 1039-B Termination of reasonable efforts § 1040 Notice and right to be heard § 1041 Required findings concerning notice § 1042 Effect of absence of parent or other person responsible for care § 1043 Hearings not open to the public § 1044 Definition of "fact-finding hearing" § 1045 Definition of "dispositional hearing" § 1046 Evidence § 1047 Sequence of hearings § 1048 Adjournments § 1049 Special consideration in certain cases § 1051 Sustaining or dismissing petition § 1052 Disposition on adjudication § 1052-A Post-dispositional procedures § 1052-B Duties of counsel § 1052-C Duty to report investigations to locate non-respondent parents or relatives § 1053 Suspended judgment § 1054 Release to non-respondent parent or legal custodian or guardian § 1055 Placement § 1055-A Substantial failure of a material condition of surrender; enforcement of a contact agreement § 1055-B Custody or guardianship with a parent or parents, relatives or suitable persons pursuant to article six of this act or guardianship with relatives or suitable persons pursuant to article seventeen of the surrogate's court procedure act § 1055-C Court review of placement in a qualified residential treatment program § 1056 Order of protection § 1056-A Firearms; surrender and license suspension, revocation and ineligibility § 1057 Release of the child to the respondent or respondents; supervision of the respondent or respondents § 1058 Expiration of orders § 1061 Staying, modifying, setting aside or vacating order § 1062 Motion to terminate placement § 1063 Service of motion; answer § 1064 Examination of motion and answers; hearing § 1065 Orders on hearing § 1066 Successive motions § 1067 Discontinuation of treatment by agency or institution § 1068 Action on return from agency or institution § 1069 Rules of court § 1071 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of suspended judgment § 1072 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of supervision § 1073 Effect of running away from place of placement § 1074 Release from responsibility under order of placement § 1075 Special duties of attorney for the child § 1081 Visitation rights § 1082 Approval, modification or denial of visitation rights § 1083 Duration of orders affecting visitation rights § 1084 Out-of-wedlock children; paternity § 1085 Visitation and custody rights unenforceable; murder of parent, custodian, guardian, or child