AMENDING CHILD IN NEED OF AID RULE 4(B), 1749 (Alaska 1-20-2011)

IT IS ORDERED:

Child in Need of Aid Rule 4(b) is amended to read as follows:

Rule 4. Appointment and Authority of Masters.

* * * *

(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.

( 3 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.

* * * *

/s/____________________ Chief Justice Carpeneti

/s/____________________ Justice Fabe

/s/____________________ Justice Winfree

/s/____________________ Justice Christen

/s/____________________ Justice Stowers