Local Juvenile Court Rule 3.6
                        CONTESTED FACT FINDING HEARINGS


    (A)  Generally.  Unless an agreed order or default order has been entered, the
Court shall hold a fact-finding trial as to whether the child is dependent
pursuant to statutory definitions.

    (B)  Hearing Date.  Contested fact finding trials shall commence within 75 days
of the filing of the petition, unless continued by the Court due to exceptional
circumstances.  The Court shall initially set the hearing for a three-day trial
to be held approximately six weeks after the telephonic status conference.


[Adopted effective September 1, 2003, Amended effective September 1, 2006]