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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

Rule 6.1.8 Authorizations for Travel, (4) for any parent or guardian Medical and Dental Care whom DSS was unable to locate to give notice and/or (a) Unless counsel for a party has obtain consent, a description specifically requested advance notice of the efforts made to locate of ex parte applications regarding out- the parent/guardian; the fact of-state travel or medical/dental care the minors counsel has been for the minor, an ex parte application notified of the proposed travel may be made, without advance or medical/dental care, and formal notice, to the judicial officer in said counsel’s position on the whose courtroom the minor’s case is proposed travel or assigned, seeking an order permitting medical/dental care. minor to travel out of state with the foster parent or care provider, (b) When presented with an ex parte relative, or other appropriate adult application for order authorizing out- acceptable to DSS, or an order of-state travel or medical/dental care, authorizing that medical or dental the Court shall either grant the request care be performed on the minor. All and issue the order, or deny the such ex parte applications shall be request. If the Court issues the filed no less than ten (10) calendar requested order authorizing out-of- days prior to the proposed travel or state travel or medical/dental care the medical/dental care, absent good presenting party must present the cause shown on the application, or application form and order to all unless the Court has specified a counsel. Any party disagreeing with greater or lesser period. All such ex the order for out-of-state travel or parte applications shall include the medical/dental care shall place the following information. matter on calendar for further consideration. (1) the name and address of each party to the action, and the (c) Emergency Psychotropic name and address of each Medication Authorization. party’s counsel; (1) Any Application for (2) the efforts made to obtain the Psychotropic Medication consent of and/or give notice shall be consistent with to the parents or guardians of California Rule of Court the minor of the proposed 5.640. These local rules are travel or medical/dental care; adopted pursuant to California Rule of Court (3) if a parent or guardian has 5.640 (c)(5). refused to agree to the proposed travel or to give (2) Upon receipt of a completed consent to medical/dental Application for Psychotropic care, that fact shall be noted Medication, the Clerk shall on the application, including file and forward the the ground for the document to the court. There parent/guardian’s refusal, if shall be no ex parte waiting known; period.

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