CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Dependency Petitions
......Jurisdictional Hearing
.........Submission
3 Cards On This Topic:

Juvenile ct. did not obtain a valid waiver of mother's right to contested jurisdict'l hrg. where it did not advise her of such at the hearing itself before accepting parties' submission.

F did not waive his right to challenge continuing jurisdiction order on appeal where he did not submit to HHS's recommendations.

No authority for the proposition that failure to warn of possible consequences on submission to dependency jurisdiction constitutes due process violation; claim of error waived by absence of objection.