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

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

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

     (b)  The notice shall include the following:

     (1)  The date, time, place of hearing, a clear statement of the purpose of the hearing and possible consequences to the subject, and a statement of the legal standard upon which involuntary outpatient treatment is authorized;

     (2)  A copy of the petition; and

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

     (c)  The family court may continue a hearing for 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.