d03face4_nty_Clerk_of_the_Circuit_Court__Term
[Definition] The disposition hearing allows the court to determine, after a finding that the child has been abused and/or neglected, whether it would be in the best interests of the child that the child be made a ward of the court. At the hearing, the court determines who shall have custody and control of the child, and whether out-of-home temporary placement should continue, based upon, in part, the child care agency�s plan to protect the child from further harm. [Term] 
Disposition hearing
Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court
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