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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 251 Before application adjourned

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 251

Before application adjourned

(1)     Before adjourning an application or cross application under this Division, the court—

        (a)     must define the matters which are in dispute and consider the length of hearing required; and

        (b)     must make such directions as are necessary to facilitate the hearing; and

        (c)     if a specific issues order or assessment order is in force, may—

              (i)     extend the length of the order in accordance with subsection 213 (3); or

              (ii)     revoke the order; and

        (d)     may order that a meeting be held to find out or resolve the issues in dispute; and

        (e)     may make 1 or more of the following orders ( interim orders ) to have effect for a stated period ending on or before the day the application or cross application is decided:

              (i)     an order conferring interim parental responsibility for the child or young person on the chief executive or someone else;

              (ii)     a contact order;

              (iii)     an assessment order;

              (iv)     a specific issues order.

(2)     The types of directions that the court may give under paragraph (1) (b) include a direction—

        (a)     setting a schedule for the filing of evidence; and

        (b)     providing a time for the making of any further direction required.

(3)     Before making an interim order, the court may require the chief executive to provide a care plan for the child or young person who is the subject of the hearing for the period of the adjournment.