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Family Court Act § 341.2 · Part 4. The Fact-finding Hearing

Presence of respondent and his or her parent

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§ 341.2. Presence of respondent and his or her parent. 1. The respondent and his or her counsel shall be personally present at any hearing under this article and at the initial appearance.

2. If a respondent conducts himself or herself in so disorderly and disruptive a manner that the hearing cannot be carried on with the respondent in the courtroom, the court may order a recess for the purpose of enabling the respondent's parent or other person responsible for his or her care and the respondent's counsel to exercise full efforts to assist the respondent to conduct himself or herself so as to permit the proceedings to resume in an orderly manner. If such efforts fail, the respondent may be removed from the courtroom if, after he or she is warned by the court that he or she will be removed, he or she continues such disorderly and disruptive conduct. Such time shall not extend beyond the minimum period necessary to restore order.

3. The respondent's parent or other person responsible for his or her care shall be present at any hearing under this article and at the initial appearance. However, the court shall not be prevented from proceeding by the absence of such parent or person if reasonable and substantial effort has been made to notify such parent or other person and if the respondent and his or her counsel are present.

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