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The juvenile court may sit in chambers in any and all matters, whether contested or not, at the discretion of a judge of the juvenile court, and any judgment or order so rendered or signed shall be effective as if rendered or signed in open court.  

Acts 1990, No. 158, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 145, §1, eff. July 7, 1994.