Tribe: Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
Section 106 Parental Responsibilities .
A. The parent, guardian, or custodian of any child coming within the jurisdiction of the
Juvenile Court under the provisions of this Code shall have the following
responsibilities:
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B.
To attend all Juvenile Court hearings involving the child, or to show cause
before the Juvenile Court why they should be excused from any hearing they
are unable to attend;
To bring the child before the Juvenile Court when so ordered; and
To monitor the child’s compliance with all orders entered or conditions
imposed by the Juvenile Court, and to make all reasonable efforts to ensure
that the child complies with such orders or conditions.
Where the responsibility imposed by Section 106(A) conflicts with the work schedule
of the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian, or would otherwise cause undue hardship
for the child’s parent, guardian, custodian or family, the Juvenile Court:
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C.
Shall, whenever possible, permit the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian to
attend the hearing by phone, video conferencing technology, or similar means;
and
May consider the availability and practicability of such alternatives in
determining whether the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian should be
excused from attending the hearing.
The child’s parent shall be excused from the responsibilities imposed by Section
106(A) if the child is under the care and control of a guardian or custodian as the
result of a court order.
D.
The child’s parent, guardian, or custodian may be excused from the responsibilities
imposed by Section 106(A) if it appears to the Juvenile Court that there may be a
conflict of interest between the child and the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian. E. A showing that the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian has voluntarily transferred
physical custody of the child to another person shall not excuse the child’s parent,
guardian, or custodian from the responsibilities imposed by Section 106(A). F. Any parent, guardian, or custodian who fails to comply with the requirements of
Section 106(A) may be ordered to appear before the Juvenile Court to show cause
why they should not be held in contempt. 1. The child’s parent, guardian, or custodian shall have the right to be
represented by counsel at disposition and in any proceedings for contempt
brought against the child’s parent, guardian. or custodian pursuant to the
provisions of this Code.