d03face4_nty_Clerk_of_the_Circuit_Court__Term
[Definition] The adjudication hearing is a trial at which the court determines whether allegations of abuse or neglect concerning a child are sustained by the evidence presented, and if so, whether those allegations are legally sufficient to support state intervention on behalf of the child. If the petition seeking court intervention on behalf of the child is sustained, the court may proceed to the disposition stage of the case. [Term] 
Adjudication hearing
Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court
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