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§2.08
Informality of Hearings
You should
conduct dependency hearings in an informal, nonadversarial manner,
unless there is a contested issue of law or fact. [See WIC §350(a)(1); CRC 5.534(b).]
Dependency proceedings are adversarial in nature only insofar as the county child welfare agency is advocating a position which, if successful, may result in depriving a parent of his or her constitutional right to parent. [In re B.F. (2010) 190 CA4th 811, 816.]
The hearings
are recorded [WIC §347; CRC 5.532(a)], but are closed to the public and granted
calendar precedence. [See WIC §§345–346;
CRC 5.530(e).]
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