What is a dispositional hearing?

At the Dispositional Hearing, the court decides whether the child or children involved will be placed back with the parent(s) or in the home of a relative, foster parent, or group home.

What is a pre dispositional hearing?

A hearing in which the judge decides whether to detain the child pending an adjudicatory hearing in a delinquency matter. There must be a finding of probable cause that the child committed the alleged delinquent act before pre-adjudicatory detention is permitted.

What is a adjudicatory dispositional hearing?

Dispositional hearings are hearings held by the juvenile and family court to determine the legal resolution of cases after adjudication. In juvenile delinquency cases the dispositional hearing is equivalent to a sentencing hearing in a adult court where the minor is usually placed on probation.

What is the purpose of the dispositional hearing?

Dispositional hearing means a hearing to determine whether a minor should be adjudged to be a ward of the court, and to determine what order of disposition should be made in respect to a minor adjudged to be a ward of the court.

What happens at a disposition hearing in a criminal case?

Taking a plea bargain at the disposition hearing will resolve the criminal charges without a trial. Not all criminal cases go through a disposition hearing. If the defendant does not want a plea bargain or needs more time to decide how to proceed, the disposition hearing may be “ continued ” or rescheduled.

When do parents go to the dispositional hearing?

The Dispositional Hearing (Dispo, Trial #2) If the parents lose the adjudication phase, or if they plead at the adjudication phase, the next hearing is the Dispositional Hearing.

What does social worker have to prove at dispositional hearing?

At the dispositional hearing, the social worker must prove by “clear and convincing evidence,” that the parents are a “substantial danger” to the children; and that there are no less restrictive alternatives to removing the children from the parents’ home.