Voluntary proceeding definition

Voluntary proceeding means an Indian child custody proceeding that is not an involuntary proceeding, including, but not limited to, a proceeding for foster care, preadoptive or adoptive placement that either parent, both parents, or the Indian custodian has, of his or her or their free will, without a threat of removal by a state agency, consented to for the Indian child, or a proceeding for voluntary termination of parental rights.
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Voluntary proceeding shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(h) hereof.
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Voluntary proceeding has the meaning assigned in Section 10.10.
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Examples of Voluntary proceeding in a sentence

  • Voluntary proceeding; consent; when valid; withdrawal of consent.(1) When any parent or Indian custodian voluntarily consents to a foster care placement or to termination of parental rights, such consent shall not be valid unless executed in writing and recorded before a judge of a court of competent jurisdiction and accompanied by the presiding judge's certificate that the terms and consequences of the consent were fully explained in detail and were fully understood by the parent or Indian custodian.

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  • Voluntary proceeding; consent; when valid; withdrawal of consent.(1) When any parent or Indian custodian voluntarily consents to a foster care placement or to termination of parental rights, such consent shall not be valid unless executed in writing and recorded before a judge of a court of competent jurisdiction and accompanied by the presiding judge's certificate that the terms and consequences of the consent were fully explained in detail and were fully understood by the parent or Indiancustodian.


More Definitions of Voluntary proceeding

Voluntary proceeding means any action in which a parent or Indian custodian has voluntarily given custody of his or her child to another and such voluntary action does not prohibit the parent or Indian custodian from regaining custody of the child at any time.
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Voluntary proceeding means the occurrence of any of the following: the Corporation or any Subsidiary commencing a voluntary case, consenting to the entry of any order of relief in an involuntary case under any bankruptcy or similar law for the benefit of creditors, seeking or consenting to the appointment of a Custodian or to the taking possession by a Custodian of it or of any substantial part of its Property, making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, failing generally to pay its debts as they become due, or taking corporate action in furtherance of any of such purposes.
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Voluntary proceeding means (i) any Proceeding voluntarily filed in court by GKK Stars or any of its subsidiaries (direct or indirect) or (ii) any other Proceeding in which Senior Management has colluded with any other Person in causing the filing in court of such Proceeding against GKK Stars or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries. For purposes of determining a Voluntary Proceeding, collusion shall not include the failure of GKK Stars or its Affiliates to pay mortgage debt service or any other property related expenses in and of itself, or any correspondence or communication by any representative or employee of GKK Stars or its Affiliates, other than Senior Management, with creditors of any of GKK Stars’ direct or indirect subsidiaries, relating to such debt or expenses.
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Voluntary proceeding means a child custody proceeding that is not an involuntary proceeding, such as a proceeding for foster care, preadoptive, or adoptive placement that either parent, both parents, or the Indian custodian has, of his, her, or their free
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Voluntary proceeding is defined in Section 14.8. 3.
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Related to Voluntary proceeding

  • Disciplinary proceeding means an adjudicative proceeding permitted under this

  • Administrative proceeding means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

  • Adjudicatory proceeding means a contested case, a proceeding that may culminate in a contested case, a petition for declaratory order, a petition for expedited resolution of a negotiability dispute, or any other proceeding which may require the board or its designee to issue a decision, order, or ruling.

  • Delinquency proceeding means a proceeding instituted against an insurer for the purpose of liquidating, rehabilitating, reorganizing or conserving the insurer, and a summary proceeding under section 507C.9 or 507C.10. “Formal delinquency proceeding” means any liquidation or rehabilitation proceeding.

  • Criminal proceeding means a proceeding instituted by means of the swearing of an information, the laying of a charge or the return of an indictment, before a Court of competent jurisdiction in Canada with jurisdiction to hear and determine the charges referred to therein, alleging or charging that the "Insured" has contravened the provisions of any Provincial or Federal statute, including the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985 ch. C-46 as amended, which creates an offence or crime and which provides for conviction thereunder, whether by way of summary conviction or indictment, and as a result of which the "Insured" is liable to be convicted, fined or sentenced to some form of imprisonment or other punishment.

  • Testacy proceeding means a proceeding to establish a will or determine intestacy.

  • Bankruptcy Proceeding means any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, composition, restructuring, dissolution, liquidation, receivership, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or custodianship action or proceeding under any federal or state law with respect to Borrower, any guarantor of any of the Senior Indebtedness, any of their respective properties, or any of their respective partners, members, officers, directors, or shareholders.

  • Insolvency Proceeding means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.

  • Child custody proceeding means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is an issue. The term includes a proceeding for divorce, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, and protection from domestic violence in which the issue may appear. The term does not include a proceeding involving juvenile delinquency, contractual emancipation, or enforcement under Part 3 of this Article.

  • eligible proceeding means a legal proceeding or investigative action, whether current, threatened, pending or completed, in which a director, former director or alternate director of the Company (an “eligible party”) or any of the heirs and legal personal representatives of the eligible party, by reason of the eligible party being or having been a director or alternate director of the Company:

  • Protective proceeding means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued.

  • Proceeding means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

  • CCAA Proceedings means the proceedings commenced by the Applicant under the CCAA as contemplated by the Initial Order;

  • criminal proceedings means criminal proceedings in relation to which the strict rules of evidence apply;

  • Adjudicative proceeding means the procedure to be followed in contested cases, as set forth in RSA 541-A:31 through RSA 541-A:36.

  • ADR Proceeding means either an Arbitration or a Mediation.

  • Good Faith Contest means the contest of an item as to which: (a) such item is contested in good faith, by appropriate proceedings, (b) reserves that are adequate are established with respect to such contested item in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to pay or comply with such contested item during the period of such contest is not reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

  • foreign proceeding means a collective judicial or administrative proceeding in a foreign State, including an interim proceeding, pursuant to a law relating to insolvency in which proceeding the assets and affairs of the debtor are subject to control or supervision by a foreign court, for the purpose of reorganization or liquidation;

  • Voluntary and “Voluntarily” in connection with Executive’s termination of employment shall mean a termination of employment resulting from the initiative of the Executive, excluding a termination of employment attributable to Executive’s death or Disability. A resignation by Executive that is in response to a communicated intent by the Company to discharge Executive other than for Cause is not considered to be “Voluntary” and shall be considered to be a termination by the Company for the purposes of this Agreement.

  • Formal proceedings means proceedings conducted before a judge with notice to interested persons.