Issuance of summons
§ 616. Issuance of summons. On the filing of a petition under this part, the court may cause a copy of the petition and a summons to be issued, requiring the parent to show cause why the court should not enter an order committing the guardianship and custody of the child to the petitioner for the reason that the child is permanently neglected.
On filing, the court may issue a copy of the petition plus a summons ordering the parent to show cause why guardianship/custody shouldn't be committed.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.