2A:4A-83 - Juvenile-family crisis referral to the court; continuing crisis - New Jersey Statutes

2A:4A-83.  Juvenile-family crisis referral to the court;  continuing crisis    When, in the judgment of the crisis intervention unit, a juvenile-family crisis continues to exist despite the provision of crisis intervention services  and the exhaustion of appropriate community services, court intake services  shall, by filing a petition, refer the case to the court.  In counties where  the crisis intervention units are not part of intake and a juvenile-family  crisis continues to exist, the court shall immediately refer the case to intake  for the filing of a petition pursuant to this section. Upon the filing of the  petition, the jurisdiction of the court shall extend to the juvenile, parent or  guardian, or other family member contributing to the crisis.

     L.1982, c. 80, s. 8, eff. Dec. 31, 1983.