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==If the child is removed, there will be a “presentation hearing”== | ==If the child is removed, there will be a “presentation hearing”== | ||
A presentation hearing is a short hearing in family court that must be held within seven days of child being removed. The Ministry must report to the Court the circumstances that led to the removal and any less disruptive measures that were considered by the director before removing the child. This hearing is to decide whether the child should be returned to home or remain in the care of the Ministry until another hearing, called the “protection hearing”, is held to decide whether the child is in need of protection. | A presentation hearing is a short hearing in family court that must be held within seven days of child being removed. The Ministry must report to the Court the circumstances that led to the removal and any less disruptive measures that were considered by the director before removing the child. This hearing is to decide whether the child should be returned to home or remain in the care of the Ministry until another hearing, called the “protection hearing”, is held to decide whether the child is in need of protection.In specific circumstances, it may be in the parent’s interest to set a hearing date at the presentation stage in order to determine the interim placement of the child, if no agreement with the Ministry is anticipated. (For example, placement of the child with relatives or friends.) | ||
==What if a protection hearing is arranged?== | ==What if a protection hearing is arranged?== | ||
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==Where can you get help or find more information?== | ==Where can you get help or find more information?== | ||
*See the link on “Protecting Children” on the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s website at [http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca www.mcf.gov.bc.ca]. | *See the link on “Protecting Children” on the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s website at [http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca www.mcf.gov.bc.ca]. | ||
* | *See the ''Child, Family and Community Service Act'', found at your local library and on [http://www.bclaws.ca www.bclaws.ca]. | ||
*Refer to script [[Reporting Suspected Child Abuse (Script 156)|156]] on “Reporting Suspected Child Abuse”. | *Refer to script [[Reporting Suspected Child Abuse (Script 156)|156]] on “Reporting Suspected Child Abuse”. | ||
*Read the booklet “[http://www.legalaid.bc.ca/publications/pub.php?pub=77 Parents’ Rights, Kids’ Rights: A Parent’s Guide to Child Protection Law in BC]” by the Legal Services Society of BC, available for free on their website at [http://www.legalaid.bc.ca www.legalaid.bc.ca]. To find it, click “Our publications” then under “I want to find a publication by subject,” click “Family law”. | *Read the booklet “[http://www.legalaid.bc.ca/publications/pub.php?pub=77 Parents’ Rights, Kids’ Rights: A Parent’s Guide to Child Protection Law in BC]” by the Legal Services Society of BC, available for free on their website at [http://www.legalaid.bc.ca www.legalaid.bc.ca]. To find it, click “Our publications” then under “I want to find a publication by subject,” click “Family law”. | ||
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[updated | [updated April 2017] | ||
'''The above was last reviewed for accuracy by JP Boyd and Ronak Yousefi.''' | '''The above was last reviewed for accuracy by JP Boyd and Ronak Yousefi.''' | ||