§587A-28 Return hearing. (a) When a petition has been filed, the court shall conduct a return hearing within fifteen days of:
(b) At the return hearing, if it is established that a party required to be notified has not been served prior to the hearing, the court shall:
(c) At a continued return hearing, the court shall:
(d) At the return hearing, the court shall decide:
(e) If the court finds that the child's physical or psychological health or welfare has been harmed or is subject to threatened harm by the acts or omissions of the child's family, the court:
(f) If the court finds that the child's physical or psychological health or welfare has not been harmed or subjected to threatened harm by the acts or omissions of the child's family, the court shall enter an order to dismiss the petition and shall state the grounds for dismissal.
(g) Nothing in this section shall prevent the court from setting a termination of parental rights hearing at any time the court deems appropriate. [L 2010, c 135, pt of §1; am L 2011, c 51, §4]