2012 Statute
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59-2133. (a) Upon filing the petition, the court shall fix the time and place for the hearing. The time fixed for the hearing may be any time not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days from the date the petition is filed. The time fixed for the hearing may be extended by the court for good cause. (b) In independent and stepparent adoptions notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given to the parents or presumed parents, unless parental rights have been previously terminated, and any other persons as the court may direct. Notice also shall be given in an independent adoption to a legal guardian of the child or individual in loco parentis. (c) In an agency adoption notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given to the consenting agency unless waived. (d) Notice given pursuant to this section shall not include a copy of the petition. |
History: L. 1990, ch. 145, § 23; July 1. |
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