Notice of motion
§ 763. Notice of motion. Notice of motion under sections seven hundred sixty-one or seven hundred sixty-two, including the court's own motion, shall be served upon parties and any agency or institution having custody of the child not less than seven days prior to the return date of the motion. The persons on whom the notice of motion is served shall answer the motion not less than two days before the return date. On examining the motion and answer and, in its discretion, after hearing argument, the court shall enter an order, granting or denying the motion.
Notice of a § 761/762 motion (including the court's own) must be served on parties and any custodial agency at least 7 days before the return date; those served answer at least 2 days before the return date. ★
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.