Rule 108 – Contested Hearing; Motion to Set

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Upon the filing of an answer, either the petitioners or the respondent nonconsenting parent may at any time file a motion to set the matter for trial. On the return date of the motion, both sides shall attend, and in the event that only one side appears, that...

Rule 107 – Default

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When a respondent nonconsenting parent, having been duly served with notice of time and place of hearing, fails to answer or otherwise defend, and that fact is made to appear by affidavit or declaration or otherwise, the court may proceed with the hearing without...

Rule 106 – Hearing

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(a) Who must attend. The petitioner or petitioners, any legal parent married to a petitioner, and any individual age 10 or over who is the subject of the adoption proceedings shall personally appear at the hearing, unless excused by the court. Where the petitioner is...

Rule 103 – Pleadings

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(a) and (b). Reserved.(c) Names. Proof of full legal names shall be required in all cases, unless excused by the judge for good cause. (1) OF PETITIONERS.The name of the petitioner or petitioners shall be set forth in the title of the action. Wherever names appear in...