The hearing at which the juvenile court judge decides the appropriate sanctions and necessary follow-up programming for an "adjudicated delinquent". Similar to a sentencing hearing in adult court.
Hearing held subsequent to the adjudicatory hearing in which the judge determines what order of disposition should be made concerning a juvenile adjudicated as delinquent. A disposition may be probation, a warning or reprimand, some form of community service, a fine, or "home detention," in which the juvenile continues to live at home but receives rigorous daily counseling. A more stringent disposition may include training school or group home placement.
Following an investigation of abuse and neglect and after the case has been adjudicated, the Court holds a Disposition Hearing. This hearing determines the placement and service needs for the child and family.
The stage of the juvenile court process in which, after finding that a child is within jurisdiction of the court, the court determines who shall have custody and control of the child; elicits judicial decision as to whether to continue out-of-home placement or to remove a child from home.
This is a sentencing proceeding or the hearing where your punishment is decided.
The disposition hearing allows the court to determine, after a finding that the child has been abused and/or neglected, whether it would be in the best interests of the child that the child be made a ward of the court. At the hearing, the court determines who shall have custody and control of the child, and whether out-of-home temporary placement should continue, based upon, in part, the child care agency's plan to protect the child from further harm.
Proceeding in a juvenile court where the most appropriate punishment, placement, or treatment is determined.