CHC 679 - Notice; presence at disposition
Art. 679. Notice; presence at disposition
A. Written notice of the date, time, and place of the disposition hearing shall be served and a return made in the same manner as a petition on all parties and also counsel of record at least fifteen days prior to the hearing unless the parties have been previously notified in open court at a prior hearing.
B. The court shall permit a disposition hearing to be held in the absence of a parent if it is established on the record that the parent was served but is not in attendance or that efforts to serve the parent have been unsuccessful.
C. The child need not be present when the court enters a judgment of disposition.
D. If a foster parent, pre-adoptive parent, adoptive parent, or relative providing care for the child fails to appear at the disposition hearing, the department shall report to the court whether notice was given, or, if not, what diligent efforts were made to locate and notify the absent person. The court may permit the hearing to be held in the person's absence.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 449, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2007, No. 334, §1.