Q: How to file appeal in juvenile court? How to file motion to dismiss in juvenile court? What are process/outcome of each?
I am parent to children involved in juvenile court due to alleged neglect. Other parent is my spouse, we are separate parties in case. Appeal rationale?: shelter care hearing occurred without prior knowledge of process of proceedings or contents of petition, given copy of petition as court began. Children had GAL appointed and present, we had counsel appointed, but not present. I hired attorney for myself. Spouse has original PD. Next court date was set as status hearing. Can temporary ruling be made at shelter care without attorneys present? It's been 6 months and 5 hearings have been scheduled, all continued, 2/5 due to GAL not there. 4 months since adjuctictory set. Adjuctictory was continued for 59 days but set to a status hearing. That status hearing was continued for 20 days and coming up, but no set adjuctictory hearing, no opportunity to defend or give evidence to a petition with false and missing info, but our family suffers as if temporary ruling is final& forced compliance
A: You said you hired a lawyer. These questions are complicated and your lawyer should be answering them.
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