Common use of DISPOSITION HEARING Clause in Contracts

DISPOSITION HEARING. May be conducted immediately after Adjudication and shall be conducted within 30 days after PRACTICE TIP | Alternative to Removal/Adjudication: IAA may be used whether child is in DCFS custody or not. It is a viable alternative to keeping child out of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care. For example, child could be returned to parents and IAA used similarly to a safety plan. Or IAA could be entered into while child in DCFS custody to obviate need for Adjudication. See Informal Adjustment Agreement (IAA) Benchbook Section 1. PRACTICE TIP | Holding Hearings on Same Day: While law does not prohibit court from holding Adjudication and/or Disposition Hearings (if child adjudicated) on same day as Answer Hearing, court should consider whether time is needed to ensure due process for children and parents. For example, there may be paternity/maternity issues that need to be resolved, medical, sensory, psychological, or psychiatric examinations that need to be conducted, evidence that needs to be obtained, witnesses that need to be secured, placement possibilities to further investigate, case planning to complete, etc.