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Adjudication Hearing Order Pending Disposition JO-21 - Maryland
| Adjudication Hearing Order Pending Disposition Form. This is a Maryland form and can be used in Judgments And Orders Family Law Circuit Court Statewide . |
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR _____________________COUNTY, MARYLAND Sitting as a Juvenile Court In The Matter of: * Case Number(s): DOB(s): _______________________ * Respondent(s) * ADJUDICATION HEARING ORDER PENDING DISPOSITION Upon consideration of the _____________________ presented at an adjudication hearing, and with the following persons present: Child _________________ Case Worker ____________ Mother _________________ Father __________________ Guardian _______________ CASA _________________ Child's Attorney _______________ DSS Attorney _________________ Mother's Attorney ______________ Father's Attorney_______________ Custodian _____________________ Other ________________________ the Court for __________ (county), on this ________day of ______________ , 200___ , finds in accordance with Rule 11-114 and the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland §3-817, that the allegations in the CINA petition have been proven by a preponderance of the evidence, and that the following facts as alleged in the petition were sustained: a.____________________________________ b.____________________________________ c.____________________________________ d.____________________________________ e.____________________________________ The following counts in the petition were not sustained: a.____________________________________ b.____________________________________ c.____________________________________ The following additional facts were found: That the evidence presented sustained the finding that continuation of the aforesaid child in the child's home Page 1 of 6 JO 21 Revised 1 February 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com is not contrary to the child's welfare and that it is now possible to return the child to that home because the following circumstances exist: or is contrary to the child's welfare and that it is not possible to return the child to that home because the following circumstances exist: (If the Court did not address reasonable efforts to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the child at the shelter care hearing, the following language should be used.) That the evidence presented sustained the finding that the following reasonable efforts were made prior to placement to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the child: or That the evidence presented sustained the finding that because of the emergent nature of the situation, such reasonable efforts to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the child could not be made; the emergent nature that existed is that: or Page 2 of 6 JO 21 Revised 1 February 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com That the absence of efforts to prevent removal from the home was not reasonable for the following reasons: That having found in accordance with the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland §3-819 that good cause does exist to delay the disposition hearing to a subsequent date, delays the disposition hearing for the following reasons: IN ADDITION, IF APPLICABLE That the local department is not required to provide reunification services because one of the following circumstances exist: The child has been in an out-of-home placement for 15 of the most recent 22 months; or The child is an abandoned infant; or The parent has been convicted: in this state of a crime of violence, as defined in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article, against (check all applicable) _______ the Respondent (s), _______the other parent of the Respondent (s), _______another child of the parent, or _________ any individual who resides in the household of the parent. __________________________ was convicted of ____________________ on the _______ of _________________, 20___, in the Circuit Court for _________________ (County/City), _________________ (Case Number); or Page 3 of 6 JO 21 Revised 1 February 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com in any state or in any court of the United States of a crime that would be a crime of violence, as defined in the Criminal Law Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland § 14-101, if committed in this state against (check all applicable) ________ the Respondent (s) _______ the other parent of the Respondent (s), _______ another child of the parent, or _______ any individual who resides in the household of the parent. _________________________ was convicted of ____________________ in the State of ________________ on the ________ of _______________, 20___ in the Court for _______________________ (County/City), Case Number ____________; or of aiding or abetting, conspiring, or soliciting to commit the crime of ______________________ on the ________ of _______________, 20___ in the Court for _______________________ (County/City), Case Number ____________. The Court further finds that although one of the above reasons for filing a petition to terminate parental rights exist, it is not in the best interest of the child for DSS to file a petition to terminate parental rights because: the child is being cared for by a relative; or the local department has not provided necessary and/or appropriate services to help reunify and safely return the child to its home; or the local department has documented the following compelling reason why termination of parental rights would not be in the child's best interests: In light of the above-stated factual findings, on this __________day of ______________200_____, it is therefore: ORDERED, that ____________________________________ (Respondent (s) or Child's First or Full name) be placed temporarily in the custody of __________________ ORDERED, that ______________________________ (Respondent (s) or Child's First or Full Name) be placed temporarily in the custody of ________________________ for further shelter care placement pending further disposition before this Court on the Page 4 of 6 JO 21 Revised 1 February 2006 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com above-captioned matter; and it is further, ORDERED, that ________________________ (Name of the Executive Director) of ________________ DSS, his/her agents, assigns and successors is granted a temporary limited guardianship for medical, educational and out of state travel purposes, only, to consent to the provision of routine medical, including mental health and dental care and educational services to the child. ORDERED, that visitation between _____________________ (Respondent (s) or Child's First or Full Name) and __________
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