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11 Cards in this Set
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Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) |
CASA volunteer is a trained citizen who is appointed by dependency court judicial officer to represent the best interest of a child in court
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Dependent |
A juvenile who is in custody of the Court because he/she has been abused, neglected or molested or is physically dangerous to the public due to mental or physical disorder |
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Delinquent |
A minor who has committed an act that would be a crime if it were committed by an adult |
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Detention |
Removal of a child from the persons entitled to custody |
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Fitness Hearing |
A hearing held in juvenile court to determine if a minor would be amenable to treatment in the event that he or she is declared to be a ward |
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Jurisdictional Hearing |
Hearing at which the Juvenile Court determined if the allegations set forth on the petition are true or untrue can be sustained
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Juvenile |
A person under the age of 18 |
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Non-minor Dependent |
An adult 18 or over who elects to stay in foster care system to continue receiving services until 21 years of age |
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Non-minor |
An 18 year old in foster care placement where the court has dismissed dependency but over whom the Court has retained general jurisdiction |
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True finding |
The juvenile court's equivalent of a guilty verdict |
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ward of the court |
A minor who is under the care and control of the court rather than his parents |
