DMR.1.10.070 Plea Hearing

(a) The Children's Court shall set a date for a plea hearing no later than twenty (20) days from the date of the initial hearing.

(b) At the plea hearing, the Children's Court shall obtain the official positions of the interested parties as to whether they contest the allegations of the petition. If any of the interested parties contest the petition, the matter shall be set for an adjudication hearing in accordance with Section DMR.1.10.080(a) of this ordinance.

(c) The time limits imposed under this subchapter may be waived by all parties and approved by the judge. The plea, adjudicatory, and dispositional hearings may be combined upon approval of the judge and all interested parties.