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8.250 Examinations, Evaluation and Treatment
(a) Child. Mental or physical examination of a child
may be obtained as provided by law.
(b) Parent, Legal Custodian, or Other Person
who has Custody or is Requesting
Custody. At any
time after the filing of a shelter, dependency, or termination
of parental rights petition, or after an adjudication
of dependency or a finding of dependency when
adjudication is withheld, when the mental or physical
condition,
including the blood group, of a parent, legal
custodian, or other person who has custody or is requesting
custody of a child is in controversy, any party
may request the court to order the person to submit
to a physical or mental examination
or a substance
abuse evaluation or assessment by a qualified professional.
The order may be made only on good cause
shown and after notice to the person to be examined
and to all parties and shall specify the time, place,
manner, conditions, and scope of the examination
and
the person or persons by whom it is to be made. The
person whose examination is sought may, after receiving
notice of the request for an examination, request a
hearing seeking to quash the request. The court may,
on its own motion, order a parent, legal custodian, or
other person who has custody or is requesting custody
to undergo such evaluation, treatment, or counseling
activities as authorized by law.
Committee Notes
1991 Amendment. This rule allows any party to request an
evaluation but provides a mechanism for a hearing to quash the
request.
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