588-6 REPEALED.
§588-6 REPEALED. L 2001, c 219, §6.
587D-6 Authority to reunite; placement.
§587D-6 Authority to reunite; placement. (a) Upon receiving custody of a newborn child who has been discharged from a hospital that received the newborn child pursuant to section 587D-3, the department may reunite the newborn child with the newborn’s parents. (b) The department may: (1) Search for relatives of the newborn child as a placement […]
587D-7 Status of child.
§587D-7 Status of child. For purposes of proceedings under this chapter and adoption proceedings, a newborn child left at a hospital, fire station, or police station, or with emergency services personnel under section 587D-2 shall be considered an abandoned child. [L Sp 2007, c 7, pt of §2]
588-1 Children’s justice program; establishment, purpose.
§588-1 Children’s justice program; establishment, purpose. (a) There is established a children’s justice program within the judiciary. The mission of the program is to provide for the special needs of children as witnesses by promoting coordination for appropriate investigation, treatment, and legal processes, thereby reducing and preventing unnecessary trauma to children and ensuring justice for […]
588-1.5 Coordination function. (a) The program shall promote the sharing of information among agencies providing services to the child and family, for purposes of implementing this chapter. (b) All agencies and their providers that have information regarding the mental, physical health, or other information relating to the best interest of the child shall share the information among the agencies working with the child unless otherwise prohibited by federal or state statute or rule. No agency shall further disclose any confidential information unless written consent expressly authorizing further disclosure is obtained from the person who is the subject thereof, or disclosure is permitted by law. [L 2001, c 219, §2]
§588-1.5 Coordination function. (a) The program shall promote the sharing of information among agencies providing services to the child and family, for purposes of implementing this chapter. (b) All agencies and their providers that have information regarding the mental, physical health, or other information relating to the best interest of the child shall share the […]
587A-37 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of an order of the court.
§587A-37 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of an order of the court. If a party fails to comply with the terms and conditions of an order issued by the court under this chapter, the court may apply the provisions of section 710-1077 and any other provisions available under the law. [L 2010, c […]
588-2 Definitions of child abuse.
§588-2 Definitions of child abuse. For purposes of this chapter: “Child sexual abuse” means any of the offenses described under chapter 707, part V, when committed against a person under the age of eighteen years or as set forth in paragraph (2) of the definition of “harm” in section 587A-4. “Serious physical child abuse” means […]
587A-38 Protective order.
§587A-38 Protective order. (a) After a petition has been filed with the court under this chapter, the court, upon such hearing as the court deems to be appropriate, may issue a protective order to restrain any party from contacting, threatening, or physically abusing any other party or a child, if the court finds that a […]
588-3 Director, program administrative staff.
§588-3 Director, program administrative staff. The program shall be headed by a director appointed by the administrative director of the courts. The director and administrative staff shall be subject to chapter 76. [L 1986, c 169, pt of §1; am L 2000, c 253, §150]
587A-39 Notice and service of protective order.
§587A-39 Notice and service of protective order. (a) A protective order issued pursuant to section 587A-38 shall be served either personally or by certified mail on each party to be restrained. In the case where a party was present at the hearing during which the protective order was issued, that party shall be deemed to […]