Legislation
SECTION 1065
Orders on hearing
Family Court Act (FCT) CHAPTER 686, ARTICLE 10, PART 6
§ 1065. Orders on hearing. (a) If the court determines after hearing
that continued placement serves the purposes of this article, it shall
deny the motion. The court may, on its own motion, determine a schedule
for the return of the child, change the agency or institution in which
the child is placed, or direct the agency or institution to make such
other arrangements for the child's care and welfare as the facts of the
case may require.
(b) If the court determines after hearing that continued placement
does not serve the purposes of this article, the court shall discharge
the child from the custody of the agency or the institution in accord
with section one thousand fifty-four of this article.
that continued placement serves the purposes of this article, it shall
deny the motion. The court may, on its own motion, determine a schedule
for the return of the child, change the agency or institution in which
the child is placed, or direct the agency or institution to make such
other arrangements for the child's care and welfare as the facts of the
case may require.
(b) If the court determines after hearing that continued placement
does not serve the purposes of this article, the court shall discharge
the child from the custody of the agency or the institution in accord
with section one thousand fifty-four of this article.