LJuCR 2.5. Modification of Shelter Care Order

(a) 30-Day Hearings.
        (1) Scheduling. The initial 30-day shelter care hearing must be scheduled by the petitioner by filing a Note for Calendar upon filing the action.  If the child remains out of home and has not yet been found dependent as to all parents who have appeared, each 30-day shelter care hearing order must set an additional 30-day shelter care hearing.
        (2) Report. The deadline for any report filed pursuant to RCW 13.34.065(7)(a)(ii) is noon three days before the 30-day shelter care hearing. Responses, if any, shall be filed and served by noon the day before the hearing. Working copies should be provided as outlined in LJuCR 1.8(b)(4).
        (3) Hearing. The parties may waive or continue a 30-day shelter care hearing by submitting an agreed proposed order. Absent such agreement, the 30-day shelter care hearing will be held in open court.
    (b) Modification of Shelter Care Order. A shelter care hearing order also may be modified upon motion filed in accordance with LJuCR 1.8.

[Effective January 2, 1994; amended effective July 1, 1994; March 20, 1997; September 1, 2005; September 2, 2013; September 1, 2016; September 1, 2021; September 1, 2022; September 1, 2023; September 1, 2025.]