Module 4 Court Proceedings And Staffing Flashcards
(47 cards)
What are the three ways to get the court involved?
- Removal of a child
- When a child needs in home safety intervention services that cannot be provided on a non-judicial basis
- Chapter 39 injunction
What are the four types of evidence?
- Direct evidence
- Demonstrative evidence
- Circumstantial evidence
- Expert testimony
What are the three standards of proof?
- Probable cause
- Preponderance of the evidence
- Clear and convincing evidence
Which one is not a standard of proof?
Beyond a reasonable doubt
What is preponderance of the evidence?
More evidence for than against allegations 51% or more
What are diligent searches?
The process of locating parents and relatives
How many days do you have to find the missing person?
60 days
When do diligence searches end?
- When a parent is located
- Parent death
- Parental rights previously terminated
- Court excuses the search
We don’t do a diligent search on …?
Missing Children
What are diligent efforts?
Good faith to find a missing child. Those efforts must be done weekly
What must you do when you know you have a missing child?
Notify law enforcement immediately and no later than 4 hours.
What is the basic sequence of court involvement?
- Proof
- Petition
- Hearing
- Order
What are the three primary petitions?
- Shelter
- Dependency
- TPR
Petitions are attached to what?
Standards of proof (probable cause, preponderance of evidence, clear and convincing evidence).
What is shelter hearing?
Within 24 hours after removal
Establish probable cause
Visitation rights are consider
When does the first visitation takes place?
Within 72 hours from shelter hearing
What comes after the shelter hearing?
Case transfer staffing/case plan conference
What happens during Case transfer staffing/case plan conference?
Roles and tasks are assigned
What can take place instead of a case plan conference?
Mediation/stipulation (done between arraignment hearing and dependency adjudicatory hearing)
What is dependency petition?
- Filed for arraignment hearings
- Filed 21 days after shelter hearing or within 7 days if there is a demand of early filing
What is a shelter review?
- Enables the court to reconsider if shelter placement continues to be necessary pending adjudication hearing.
- Filed within 30 days after shelter hearing or within 2 days if a criminal judge was at the shelter hearing.
What is the shelter review done together with?
Arraignment hearing
What is arraignment hearing?
- Where the parent admits, consents or denies allegations
- Filed within seven days after dependency petition if demanded for early filing and no later than 28 days after shelter hearing
What happens if the parents admits or consents to allegations?
Disposition hearing should be conducted within 15 days