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                          RULE 5.4
               NOTICE OF FACT-FINDING HEARING

    The notice required by RCW 13.32A.160 shall be given in
accordance with rule 11.2. The notice shall also include the
following:
    (1) Right to Lawyer. A statement advising the parents of
their right to be represented by a lawyer at the hearing
and, if the parents are indigent, that one will be appointed
for them in accordance with rule 9.2;
    (2) Consequences of Petition Approval. A statement
advising the parties that if the court approves the
petition, the child will be placed in a residence outside
the parental home as determined by the court or by the
Department of Social and Health Services, and that the
parents will not be relieved of financial responsibility for
the child unless the parents oppose placement and
continuously seek reconciliation with and return of the
child;
    (3) Consequences of Petition Disapproval. A statement
advising the parties that if the court disapproves the
petition, the court will order the child to remain at or
return to the home of his or her parent;
    (4) Right To Present Evidence. A statement advising the
parties that they will be allowed to present evidence at the
hearing on the petition.
	

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