Definitions for "Adjudication Hearing"
The phase of the juvenile process where evidence is heard and the judge decides the juvenile's status.
Stage in juvenile court proceedings in which a judge presides on behalf of the juvenile to determine if he or she actually committed the alleged offense. If the judge rejects the allegations, the juvenile is released. The judge may believe the allegations to be true but withhold adjudication on condition that the juvenile agree to enroll in a community program that the court feels will help resolve the problem.
the trial court proceeding in which it is determined whether the allegations of the petition are supported by legally admissible evidence.