§334-125  Notice.  (a)  Notice of thehearing shall be:

(1)  Served personally on the subject of the petitionpursuant to family court rules; and

(2)  Delivered personally or mailed by certified orregistered mail, return receipt requested, deliverable to addressee only, to asmany as are known to the petitioner of the subject’s spouse or reciprocalbeneficiary, legal parents, adult children, and legal guardian, if one has beenappointed.  Petitioner shall certify that such notices have been mailed, and towhom, but proof of receipt of such notices is not required.  Notice shall alsobe served on any other person that the court designates.

(b)  The notice shall include the following:

(1)  The date, time, place of hearing, a clearstatement of the purpose of the hearing and possible consequences to thesubject, and a statement of the legal standard upon which involuntaryoutpatient treatment is authorized;

(2)  A copy of the petition; and

(3)  Notice that the subject of the petition isentitled to be represented by an attorney, and that the court will appoint apublic defender or other attorney for the subject if the subject desires oneand is indigent.

(c)  The family court may continue a hearingfor failure to timely notify a person entitled to be notified. [L 1984, c 251,pt of §1; am L 1997, c 383, §48]

 

Rules of Court

 

  Service of process, see HFCR rule 4.