Section 1053. Suspended judgment  


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  • (a)  Rules  of  court  shall  define
      permissible terms and conditions of a suspended  judgment.  These  terms
      and  conditions  shall  relate to the acts or omissions of the parent or
      other person legally responsible for the care of the child.
        (b) The maximum duration of any  term  or  condition  of  a  suspended
      judgment  is  one year, unless the court finds at the conclusion of that
      period, upon  a  hearing,  that  exceptional  circumstances  require  an
      extension thereof for an additional year.
        (c)  Except  as  provided  for herein, in any order issued pursuant to
      this section, the court may require the child protective agency to  make
      progress reports to the court, the parties, and the child's law guardian
      on  the  implementation of such order. Where the order of disposition is
      issued upon the consent of the parties and  the  child's  law  guardian,
      such  agency  shall report to the court, the parties and the child's law
      guardian no later than ninety days after  the  issuance  of  the  order,
      unless the court determines that the facts and circumstances of the case
      do not require such report to be made.