Summons; court procedure
Sec. 8. (a) If a petition is filed under this chapter, the clerk shall
issue to the respondent a summons to appear at a hearing. The
summons must:
(1) give notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing; and
(2) inform the respondent that the respondent must appear
before the court to answer the petition.
(b) The clerk shall serve the respondent with the summons to
appear in accordance with Rule 4.1 of the Rules of Trial Procedure.
(c) The court shall not grant a continuance of the emergency
hearing except upon clear and convincing evidence that manifest
injustice would result if a continuance were not granted.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.16.
Last modified: May 24, 2006