Definition of "fact-finding hearing"
§ 622. Definition of "fact-finding hearing". When used in this part, "fact-finding hearing" means in the case of a petition for the commitment of the guardianship and custody of a child, a hearing to determine whether the allegations required by paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of subdivision one of section six hundred fourteen are supported by clear and convincing proof.
The hearing to decide whether the allegations in § 614(1)(a)–(d) are proven by clear and convincing proof. ★ (Note: (e), best interests, is decided at disposition, not fact-finding.)
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.