If the parent or guardian is not present, the court may proceed to hear a complaint under this act only if the child is represented by a law guardian. If the parent or guardian thereafter makes a motion to the court that a resulting disposition be vacated and asks for a rehearing, the court shall grant the motion on an affidavit showing such relationship or responsibility unless the court finds that the parent or guardian willfully refused to appear at the hearing in which case the court may deny the motion.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 9:6-8.42
Effect of absence of parent or guardian
Known as the Department of Children and Families Act
The act spans §§ 9:10-1 to 9:7-7 (398 sections).
L.1974, c. 119, s. 22, eff
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