- (1)
- A party or a child representative may make an opening address with the
court's permission.
- (2)
- A child representative must make any closing
address before the applicant or respondent makes a closing address.
- (3)
- A respondent must make any closing address before the applicant makes a
closing address.
Note
The court may require the parties to address the court
in another sequence (see rule 1.12).