9.8 - Amend a Petition

There are two ways to amend the petition.

• Amend the Existing Referrals
   

  Note !
  This process should be used to amend the petition before the Adjudication Hearing has taken place.

   

   

  • Step 1 - Expand the case.

     
    Click on the next to the case number in the Case Navigation Panel.
     

    

    The expanded case will look like the image below.
     

    

     
     

    The case can also be collapsed / expanded by double-clicking the case.

     

     

   

  • Step 2 - Click on Petition node.

     

    

     

     

     

   

  • Step 3 - Click on "Amend Referral on the Filed Petition" from the list of actions.
     

     

    

     

  • Step 4 - Select a New Referral from the drop down list.
     

     

    

     

  • Step 5 - Enter any documented text associated with the referral.
     

     

    

     

  • Step 6 - Click OK.
     

   

• Amend the Referrals of a Filed Petition

  
  

  Note !
  This process should be used to amend the petition at the Adjudication Hearing.   The petition can only be amended if no court actions have been entered at the Adjudication Hearing..

   

   

  • Step 1 - Expand the Case.

     

    Click on the next to the case number in the Case Navigation Panel.
     

    

    The expanded case will look like the image below.
     

    

     
     

    The case can also be collapsed / expanded by double-clicking the case.

     

     

   

  • Step 2 - Click on the Hearings node.

     

    

   

  • Step 3 - Select an Adjudication hearing.

     

    

     

    Note !
    A petition may only be amended if no court action has been entered at the Adjudication Hearing..

     

   

  • Step 4 - From the action links, click on Edit this hearing.

     

     

    You can also double-click on the hearing to open the hearing editor.

     

   

  • Step 5 - Click on either the Response tab or the Court Action tab.

     

    

   

  • Step 6 - Right-click on one of the listed referrals.

     

    

     

   

  • Step 7 - From the menu that appears, click on "Create a Motion to Amend the Petition for Existing Referrals".

     

    

     

   

  • Step 8 - Select the Requesting Person from the drop down list.

     

    

     

   

  • Step 9 - Right-click on the referral to be amended.

     

    

     

   

  • Step 10 - From the menu that appears, select Action and then GRANTED.

     

    

     

    To undo a single referral amendment, select the None action.   To undo all referral amendments, select "Clear All Actions".

     

   

  • Step 11 - Select a New Referral from the drop down list.

     

    

     

   

  • Step 12 - Enter any documented text associated with the referral.

     

    

     

   

  • Step 13 - Click OK.