§4.03
Time of Hearing
You must
set the jurisdiction hearing [WIC §334; CRC 5.670(f)]:
- Within
15 court days of an order to detain the child; or
- Within
30 calendar days from the date the dependency petition is filed
if the child is not detained.
You may
grant requests for continuances pursuant to WIC §352 and CRC 5.550 on a showing of good cause, and a determination
that the continuance is not contrary to the child’s best interests.
The convenience of parties or a stipulation by counsel alone is not
good cause. [WIC §352(a); CRC 5.550(a)(2).] Continuances are discouraged in dependency cases. [In re Giovanni F. (2010) 184 CA4th 594, 604.]
For a form of continuance for use at the jurisdiction or later hearings, see form JV-406.
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