Evidence in fact-finding hearings; required quantum
§ 744. Evidence in fact-finding hearings; required quantum. (a) Only evidence that is competent, material and relevant may be admitted in a fact-finding hearing.
(b) Any determination at the conclusion of a fact-finding hearing that a respondent did an act or acts must be based on proof beyond a reasonable doubt. For this purpose, an uncorroborated confession made out of court by a respondent is not sufficient.
(a) Only competent, material, and relevant evidence is admissible. (b) A finding that the respondent did the acts must be beyond a reasonable doubt — and an uncorroborated out-of-court confession is not enough. ★
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.