2021 Edition
I. Scope of Rules
II. Delinquency and Waywardness
- Rule 2. Petition
- Rule 3. Intake Procedure
- Rule 4. Informal Adjustment Procedure
- Rule 5. Filing of Petition: Amendment
- Rule 6. Summons
- Rule 7. Release of Child Under Custody of the Court
- Rule 8. Detention Prior to Adjudication
- Rule 9. Arraignment ; Adjudicatory Hearing
- Rule 10. Discovery
- Rule 11. Disposition
- Rule 12. Waiver Or Certification - Juvenile Drug Offenders
- Rule 13. Waiver Hearing
- Rule 14. Certification Hearing
III. Dependency, Neglect, Abuse, Termination of Parental Rights
- Rule 15. Dependency, Neglect, Or Abuse
- Rule 16. Summons Upon Petition
- Rule 17. Putative Father
- Rule 18. Preliminary Proceedings
- Rule 19. Role of the Guardian Ad Litem of the Child
- Rule 20. Probable Cause Hearing
- Rule 21. Discovery
- Rule 22. Trial On the Merits; Disposition
- Rule 23. Permanency Hearings
- Rule 24. Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights
- Rule 25. Voluntary Termination of Parental Rights
- Rule 26. Mediation of Parental Rights
- Rule 27. Legal Guardianship
- Rule 28. Petition For Voluntary Placement
- Rule 29. Election to Remain In Placement As a Young Adult
IV. Adoption
- Rule 30. Petition
- Rule 31. Supporting Documentation
- Rule 32. Service On Parents
- Rule 33. Claim of Right
- Rule 34. Failure to Appear
- Rule 35. Consent to Adoption
- Rule 36. Adoption By Step Parent; Grandparent
- Rule 37. Home Study and Report On Adoptive Home; Criminal Records Check
- Rule 38. Judgment Or Decree of Adoption
- Rule 39. Judgment Or Decree of Open Adoption
- Rule 40. Challenge to Adoption Judgment Or Decree
V. General Provisions
- Rule 41. Pretrial Conferences and Procedure
- Rule 42. Proof of Official Record
- Rule 43. In Camera Testimony of a Child
- Rule 44. Expert Witnesses
- Rule 45. Interpreters
- Rule 46. Out-of-state Counsel
- Rule 47. Time
- Rule 48. Motions
- Rule 49. Dismissal
- Rule 50. Service and Filing of Papers
- Rule 51. Subpoena
- Rule 52. Appeals
- Rule 53. Miscellaneous Matters
- Rule 54. Exceptions Unnecessary
- Rule 55. Harmless Error
- Rule 56. Regulation of Conduct In the Courtroom
- Rule 57. Records
- Rule 58. Rules of Practice and Orders
- Rule 59. Jurisdiction and Venue Unaffected
- Rule 60. Effective Date