§586-10.5  Reports by the department of
human services; court responsibilities.  In cases where there are
allegations of domestic abuse involving a family or household member who is a
minor or an incapacitated person as defined in section 560:5-102, the employee
or appropriate nonjudicial agency designated by the family court to assist the
petitioner shall report the matter to the department of human services, as
required under chapters 350 and 587, and shall further notify the department of
the granting of the temporary restraining order and of the hearing date.  The
department of human services shall provide the family court with a written
report on the disposition of the referral.  The court shall file the report and
mail it to the petitioner and respondent at least two working days before the
hearing date, if possible.  If circumstances prevent the mailing of the report
as required in this section, the court shall provide copies of the report to
the petitioner and respondent at the hearing.  The report shall be noted in the
order dismissing the petition or granting the restraining order. [L 1987, c
315, §7; am L 1988, c 141, §58; am L 1991, c 141, §3; am L 2000, c 186, §6; am
L 2004, c 161, §32; am L 2007, c 108, §1]