IT IS ORDERED:
Child in Need of Aid Rule 4(b) is amended to read as follows:
Rule 4. Appointment and Authority of Masters.
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(b)
Authority, Order of Reference.
(1) An order of reference specifying the extent of the master's authority and the type of appointment must be entered in every case assigned to a master. The order of reference must be served on all parties.
(2) The following proceedings may be referred to a master:
(A) emergency or temporary custody hearings;
(B) interim hearings, including temporary custody review hearings and pre-trial conferences;
(C) adjudication and disposition hearings;
(D)
permanency hearings, post-disposition review
hearings, and extension
-of
-custody hearings.
(3) Termination trials may not be referred to a master.
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4) A master's report is not binding until approved by a superior court judge pursuant to Civil Rule 53(d) and paragraph (f) of this rule, except:
(A) a master may enter orders without further approval of the superior court pursuant to Civil Rule 53(b) and (c), and by paragraph (d) of this rule; and
(B) a master's order of removal from the home is effective pending superior court review.
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/s/____________________ Chief Justice Carpeneti
/s/____________________ Justice Fabe
/s/____________________ Justice Winfree
/s/____________________ Justice Christen
/s/____________________ Justice Stowers