Legislation
SECTION 1041
Required findings concerning notice
Family Court Act (FCT) CHAPTER 686, ARTICLE 10, PART 4
§ 1041. Required findings concerning notice. No factfinding hearing
may commence under this article unless the court enters a finding:
(a) that the parent or other person legally responsible for the
child's care is present at the hearing and has been served with a copy
of the petition; or
(b) if the parent or other person legally responsible for the care of
the child is not present, that every reasonable effort has been made to
effect service under section ten hundred thirty-six or ten hundred
thirty-seven.
may commence under this article unless the court enters a finding:
(a) that the parent or other person legally responsible for the
child's care is present at the hearing and has been served with a copy
of the petition; or
(b) if the parent or other person legally responsible for the care of
the child is not present, that every reasonable effort has been made to
effect service under section ten hundred thirty-six or ten hundred
thirty-seven.