232.38 PRESENCE OF PARENTS AT HEARINGS.
1. Any hearings or proceedings under this division subsequent to
the filing of a petition shall not take place without the presence of
one or both of the child's parents, guardian or custodian except that
a hearing or proceeding may take place without such presence if the
parent, guardian or custodian fails to appear after reasonable
notification, or if the court finds that a reasonably diligent effort
has been made to notify the child's parent, guardian, or custodian,
and the effort was unavailing.
2. In any such hearings or proceedings the court may temporarily
excuse the presence of the parent, guardian or custodian when the
court deems it in the best interests of the child. Counsel for the
parent, guardian or custodian shall have the right to participate in
a hearing or proceeding during the absence of the parent, guardian or
custodian.
232.38 PRESENCE OF PARENTS AT HEARINGS.
1. Any hearings or proceedings under this division subsequent to
the filing of a petition shall not take place without the presence of
one or both of the child's parents, guardian or custodian except that
a hearing or proceeding may take place without such presence if the
parent, guardian or custodian fails to appear after reasonable
notification, or if the court finds that a reasonably diligent effort
has been made to notify the child's parent, guardian, or custodian,
and the effort was unavailing.
2. In any such hearings or proceedings the court may temporarily
excuse the presence of the parent, guardian or custodian when the
court deems it in the best interests of the child. Counsel for the
parent, guardian or custodian shall have the right to participate in
a hearing or proceeding during the absence of the parent, guardian or
custodian.
232.38 PRESENCE OF PARENTS AT HEARINGS.
1. Any hearings or proceedings under this division subsequent to
the filing of a petition shall not take place without the presence of
one or both of the child's parents, guardian or custodian except that
a hearing or proceeding may take place without such presence if the
parent, guardian or custodian fails to appear after reasonable
notification, or if the court finds that a reasonably diligent effort
has been made to notify the child's parent, guardian, or custodian,
and the effort was unavailing.
2. In any such hearings or proceedings the court may temporarily
excuse the presence of the parent, guardian or custodian when the
court deems it in the best interests of the child. Counsel for the
parent, guardian or custodian shall have the right to participate in
a hearing or proceeding during the absence of the parent, guardian or
custodian.
