Timing of hearing
§ 81.13 Timing of hearing.
Unless the court, for good cause shown, orders otherwise, a proceeding under this article is entitled to a preference over all other causes in the court. Unless the court, for good cause shown, orders otherwise, the hearing or trial shall be conducted within the time set forth in subdivision (b) of section 81.07 of this article. A decision shall be rendered within seven days after the hearing, unless for good cause shown, the court extends the time period for rendering the decision. In the event the time period is extended, the court shall set forth the factual basis for the extension. The commission shall be issued to the guardian within fifteen days after the decision is rendered.
Unless the court orders otherwise for good cause: the case gets preference over all other causes ★; the hearing runs within the 28-day § 81.07(b) window; a decision within 7 days after the hearing ★; and the commission issues to the guardian within 15 days after the decision. ★ (28 → 7 → 15 is a classic exam sequence.)
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 6 — The JG-22 Uniform Rules and Everything Else and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.