A. If the court finds that:
1. The factual allegations in a petition filed by the state alleging that a child is deprived are supported by a preponderance of the evidence;
2. Such allegations are sufficient to support a finding that the child is deprived; and
3. It is in the best interests of the child that the child be declared to be a deprived child and made a ward of the court,
then the court shall sustain the petition, and shall make an order of adjudication finding the child to be deprived and shall adjudge the child as a ward of the court.
B. The order of adjudication shall include a statement that advises the parent that failure to appear at any subsequent hearing or comply with any requirements of the court may result in the termination of parental rights to the child.
C. When a child has been adjudicated deprived, the court shall enter a dispositional order pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-4-707 of this title.
D. When a child has been adjudicated deprived, the parent or other legal custodian shall register with the court clerk within two (2) days of the adjudication and provide a valid, current address or other place where the parent or other legal custodian may be served with a summons. In the event that the address or place where the parent or legal custodian may be served a summons changes during the course of the litigation, the parent or other legal custodian shall have the obligation of filing a change of address form with the clerk. In the event that an amended petition or motion is filed, the address listed on the form of the court clerk shall constitute the last-known address of the parent or other legal custodian unless the state has actual knowledge of the parent or other legal custodian’s location.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 282, § 114, eff. Jan. 13, 1969. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 312, § 21, operative Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1986, c. 286, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1990, c. 302, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 299, § 9, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1993, c. 10, § 1, emerg. eff. March 21, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 290, § 40, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 352, § 27, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 1114 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 421, § 13, emerg. eff. June 11, 1998; Laws 2009, c. 233, § 31, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009. Renumbered from § 7003-4.5 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 233, § 242, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.
NOTE: Laws 1992, c. 298, § 25 repealed by Laws 1993, c. 10, § 16, emerg. eff. March 21, 1993.
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