Order dismissing petition
§ 632. Order dismissing petition. (a) If the allegations of a petition under this part are not established, the court shall dismiss the petition.
(b) If a motion or application has been made in the course of a proceeding under this part to reconsider an underlying order of placement or commitment, or upon the court's own motion on notice to all parties, the court retains jurisdiction to dispose of that motion or application regardless of whether it dismisses the petition.
If the allegations aren't established, the court dismisses. The court keeps jurisdiction to decide any pending motion to reconsider an underlying placement/commitment order even if it dismisses.
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.