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What is Dependency Court?
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Dependency Court involves boys and girls under the age of 18 who have been physically, emotionally, or sexually abused and/or, who have been neglected or abandoned, and thus need the protection of the Superior Court. Juvenile Court Dependency Proceedings include, but are not limited to the following hearings: |
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Arraignment and Detention Hearing | |
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Pre-release Investigation Hearing | |
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Pre-trial Resolution Conference Hearing | |
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Mediation | |
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Adjudication (Trial) | |
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Disposition Hearing | |
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Six-month Status Review Hearing | |
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Twelve-month Status Review Hearing | |
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Eighteen-month Planning Hearing | |
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Selection and Implementation Hearing | |
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Guardianship Hearing | |
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Adoption Hearing |
Jurisdictions throughout
the United States have procedures that best serve the families within
each jurisdiction and thus,
the procedures are not uniform throughout
the United States.
Child Abuse and the Legal System,
by Inger J. Sagatun and Leonard P. Edwards
Chicago: Nelson-Hall., 1995
Somebody Else's Children,
by John Hubner & Jill Wolfson
New York: Crown Publishers., 1996
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Comfort for
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